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This community because these are not just constituents. these 11, and 12, we'll talk about bert snelling, were friends, were co-workers, were fellow public servants. more than 12 hours on, what are you feeling this morning? >> i'll tell you what, it's 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 don't want to speculate right now and give out false information. we want to make hour thsure tha through your help, the commu...

Herbert, otherwise known as bert, snelling's 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 beach's police chief is airing some more details about the difficulties facing law enforcement officers as they're 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 and psychological toll on everyone who spent the night inside that particular building. the office...

Was shock. it was terrible. >> reporter: i imagine there's still a fair amount of shock. it has only been, as we know, 24 hours. >> 24 hours. >> reporter: you mentioned it is the people's 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 in a carnage like that it affects you, but when you know personally and intimately one of the victi...

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 governor northam and mayor and vice mayor of virginia beach. to offer condolences to that great community....