On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, employees at the Wal Mart in Chesapeake Virginia were preparing for their evening shift when gunshots ran out through the store. Sadly, 6 employees, Lorenzo Gamble, Kellie Pyle, Tyneka Johnson, Randall Blevins, Fernado ‘Jesus’ Chavez-Barron, and Brian Pendleton lost their lives in this attack along with the gunman, Andre Bing. It was identified that the gunman, Andre Bing, was a team lead at the Wal Mart.
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