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The Virginia Beach mass shooting changed the city forever and almost four years later, family members of those killed are banding together.

The Virginia Beach mass shooting changed the city forever and almost four years later, family members of those killed are banding together.

Jason Nixon lost his wife Kate in the Virginia Beach mass shooting. He listened to himself on body camera video of him searching for her. He says families have not received enough resources.

But not new to city government here. and the contractor there, bert snelling, was a personal friend of yours. >> yes, he was. he started off as a carpenter who worked at our house. he became a friend. we socialized. regrettably, i hadnt seen him in a little while but i found out on social media last night about midnight that he was one of the victims. and i was devastated. >> tell me about him, how did your contractor go to becoming a friend? >> ill tell you what, he was just such a great guy. h...

This community because these are not just constituents. these 11, and 12, well talk about bert snelling, were friends, were co-workers, were fellow public servants. more than 12 hours on, what are you feeling this morning? >> ill tell you what, its still a sense of shock, disbelief, why did this happen. i guess the big question is why. we want to know too. yes, police are looking into it, and, you know, be ensurassured once the information becomes evident -- we just dont want to speculate right ...

Herbert, otherwise known as bert, snellings life was also taken. he is a local contractor and he was in the building on friday afternoon trying to fill a permit when that shooting happened. today virginia beachs police chief is airing some more details about the difficulties facing law enforcement officers as theyre struggling at this point to process that horrific scene. >> this is a large-scale crime scene. it is a horrific crime scene. please understand it takes not only physical, emotional a...

Was shock. it was terrible. >> reporter: i imagine theres still a fair amount of shock. it has only been, as we know, 24 hours. >> 24 hours. >> reporter: you mentioned it is the peoples house, where people come to do their business. one of those was your good friend, bert snelling, a contractor here who was coming in to get a permit. tell us about him, if you would, because it is important in these situations to know who the victims are. >> you know, as a mayor as a human being when people die i...

For more than a dozen years. and joshua hardy who was an engineering technician for the city of virginia beach. michelle langer who was known as missy spent the half 12 years working for the city. and bobby williams who worked for the city for 41 years. those are the 11 public employees. bert snelling was also killed on friday. a contractor, he was in the building to get a permit. president trump sending a message to this grieving community earlier in a tweet which reads spoke to virginia govern...