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Store who talked about how he let her go but killed the people around her. this note is not going to provide comfort to the families. we saw the family of the 16-year-old boy yesterday wailing in the parking lot. it was an awful scene. this note is not going to provide any answers to those families. it will give police an idea of the reasons why the gunman felt like he needed to do this. i will add, chris, that police are confirming the gun was bought the morning of the shooting. it was a handgun. the gun and the ammunition bought legally here in the state of virginia. >> thank you so much, ca...

Going to do, carrying out these heinous murders. it provides a glimpse into the motive. we now know that it was the people that he worked with that he wanted to kill. we also have some clarification on the gun. we know now that the gunman bought the weapon, a handgun, the morning of the shooting and he bought the weapon legally, according to authorities. >> cal perry, thank you so very much for that update. as authorities continue to find out more about the shooting that claimed five lives at club q in colorado springs, the lgbtq+ community is asking why. a makeshift memorial is attracting s...

Julie, what more are we learning about the suspect, the victims and what happened tuesday? >> reporter: this thanksgiving six families with empty chairs around the tables tonight. i want to start with the six victims that were identified last night by police. gamble, pendleton, pile, blevins, johnson and a 16-year-old minor. a makeshift memorial is having people overnight including this morning on a holiday. people laying flowers. killed by the overnight manager been with walmart for 12 years. police secured the scene. inside the store and the moments that this happened.

Stronger for it. for now, law enforcement will do what they can, and i promise you more information will follow. >> a small makeshift memorial has been set up in the store's parking lot. people continue to bring candles, balloons, flowers, and also just come by to see the scene. one woman told us the shooting certainly does not reflect her community. >> i just want all the families to know that we surround them with the love, and our heart goes out to them. it's just -- it's not our city. not for this to happen. not our city. >> walmart has dispatched a crisis team here to chesapeake. we have ...

Suspect had made threats before, quote, one person said andre told her if they were ever to fire him, he would come back and kill people. i want to bring in julie tsirkin who is on the ground for us. good morning. we're now beginning to learn the names of the victims of this horrific shooting. >> reporter: six people lost their lives here on tuesday night. that shooting came just nine days after another one in charlottesville. virginians here on this thanksgiving day are thinking about those who lost their lives. you see them on your screen and it's important we share their names. a sixth vict...