Andre Bing, the alleged gunman at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday, wrote a manifesto in which he blamed the fatal violence on torment by coworkers and demonic spirits.
"Sorry God, I've failed you, this was not your fault, but my mine; I failed to listen to the moans of the holy spirit, which made me a terrible reflection of You," Bing said in a message published by Chesapeake police on Friday.
Walmart Gunman Railed at Co-Workers in 'Death Note'
Chesapeake municipal authorities recognized Bing as the gunman suspected of killing six people before turning his weapon on himself. According to authorities, Bing legitimately acquired the 9mm pistol from a neighborhood store on the morning of the incident.
The suspect in the Virginia shooting has no criminal record. At Bing's residence, police discovered a box of ammo and other materials regarding the 9mm pistol (box, receipt, and other papers). Bing said he was harassed by fools with little intelligence and a lack of judgment, citing an occasion in which his dignity was entirely wiped away beyond repair by his phone being hacked.
The Death note contains several examples of what Bing saw to be targeted harassment from his employees. He goes on to state that he thought everyone around him was purposefully pestering and ruining his life, Fox News reported.
The victims have been named as Fernando Chavez-Barron, 16, Brian Pendleton, 38, Kellie Pyle, 52, Lorenzo Gamble, 43, and Randy Blevins, 70, all of Chesapeake, and Tyneka Johnson, 22, of neighboring Portsmouth, by police. Because of his age, police suppressed Chavez-identity Barron's at first, but revealed it Friday morning.
A Walmart representative verified that all of the casualties were employees. Some colleagues claimed the gunman had a reputation for being assertive, if not hostile, a boss who once acknowledged to having anger issues. He could also make people laugh and appeared to be dealing with the ordinary workplace challenges that many people face.
"I don't believe he had many people in his personal life to fall back on," said Nathan Sinclair, who worked at Walmart for nearly a year before departing earlier this month.
Virginia Walmart Shooting Suspect Felt Mocked at Work
Sinclair stated that he and the shooter did not get along. He was known for being verbally abusive to colleagues and was not well-liked. However, there were moments when the gunman was mocked and not treated correctly, according to CBS News.
Bing mentioned an unnamed job failure on his side as well as perceived slights from coworkers who he believed were ridiculing him in his message. He claimed that his phone had been hacked and that he wanted his coworkers to suffer.
In addition to the seven persons who died, including Bing, two more are being treated in local hospitals. According to the city, one is in critical condition and the other is improving.
The massacre in Chesapeake followed last weekend's shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in which a shooter killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub. According to GunViolenceArchive.org, the United States has two mass shootings each day, which are defined as incidents that kill or injure four or more people.
Bing, the shift's team leader, was equipped with a revolver when he shot some but not all of the employees gathered in the break room, according to witnesses and authorities, raising the possibility that he may have targeted individuals, as per ABC.
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