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In tactical gear running around in front of building 2 and around the back and start surrounding it, so i figured, let me go see whats going on. and i got right in front of building 2 and all of a sudden i just hear a barrage of gunfire. and it could have been an exchange, im not sure, because it sounded like it was different gun s firing. and i just ducked behind a car almost instinct chually, just g down and waited for about ten seconds to hear a break in the gunfire and hightailed it back to ...

Authorities saying a number of people already hospitalized. ambulances rushing to the scene. the fbi sending agents at this hour, and there is news tonight about the shooter. about abcs chef justice reporter pierre thomas leading us off. >> reporter: tonight police, guns drawn, descending on a city government building in virginia beach amid reports of an active shooter. 11 dead, six injured. >> one down, gunshot wound, 2405 courthouse drive, building 2. callers advising of a male in front of bui...

Robert williams worked in public utilities 41 years. and herbert snelling was trying to file a permit. the president said he spoke to the governor northam. brian todd is with me now. police have a lot of work to do. this is an active crime scene. the yellow tape is still up. we have seen the fbi officials walking and casing the grounds and perhaps looking for casings. >> reporter: yes. >> we also see them at the steps of the building where the shooting took place on friday. >> reporter: a massiv...

Building. i thank god they were to alert us in time because if it had been ten minutes more, we all would have been outside. so that is what im grateful for today. >> while she is grateful and many are still counting their blessings, the hearts are broken here and a lot of anklewish and also there is anger that has been expressed. virginia beachs vice mayor james wood is with me now. good to see you, vice mayor. when we stand here we are seeing that investigators are still canvassing this area a...

40-year-old dewayne craddock, who worked as a certified professional engineer for the city of virginia beach. they say he walked into the municipal building with a .45 caliber handgun and opened fire, leaving behind a trail of carnage. >> the suspect was reloading extended magazines in that handgun, firing at victims throughout the building and at our officers. >> reporter: police say they want people to remember the victims and not their killer. >> we will release his name once. were going to m...

Service the government will provide to our citizens on monday and we will be making those announcements today and tomorrow. so stay informed. >> are there any incidents on the suspects personnel file over the past 15 years that jumped out at you? >> im not going to comment on hr-related issue at this time. >> im sorry? >> criminal record? >> not going to make a comment on that right now. >> active military? >> im not going to make that comment at this time. >> how secure was the building? >> how...

Police officers. this was well beyond that. this was a long-term -- the bestky drieb it it was a long-term gun battle for police long-term gun battle for police officers. >>. [ inaudible question ] >> i cant give you seconds and minutes bus we dont have a stop watch when were engaged. >> do you know the time of the suspects death. >> im sorry. >> do you know what time the suspect died. >> shortly after we entered the building and confronted him process. the call came out right after 4:00 p.m. so...

Building number two in our city houses information technology be public works and public utilities plus a printing operation. this building hag has the potential of having over 400 city workers at one time or other in the building. when the original call came out immediately four officers responded. two were seasoned veteran supervisors from the detective bureau. and we have two canine handles assigned to special operations unit. they immediately made entry to the building. due to the sound of g...

Of the victims. were most of them concentrated d in the office he worked in? i know you said yesterday that victims were found on all three floors. were a majority or a group of them found in one place? >> victims were throughout the building, except for the basement. so, no, sir, it wasnt just one particular area. it could be thats what he was looking for, but once he began -- once he engaged in this activity, it just continued throughout the building. >> was there anyone killed in the office h...

Possibly, and certainly prepared to inflict mass carnage. and he obviously and horrifically did that. but the police officers response is being widely praised this morning and last night. they got in here quickly. the police station, the main police station here in virginia beach is just a couple of doors down from where the shooting occurred, so they were able to get here quickly and four officers went into the building. now, we have -- youre outside the building, weve been outside this buildin...