Virgnia Beach mass shooting shakes the city; 12 dead
Bloody Friday: Twelve employees were killed in a shooting at the Municipal Complex in Virginia Beach on May 31 when a veteran city worker randomly opened fire. All but one of the victims worked for the city; the other was a contractor. Four others were reportedly injured. In a press conference the Virginia Beach City Manager said the void the mass shooting left "will never be filled." From law enforcement to city officials to the governor the pain from this unexpected attack shook Virginia's largest city to its core. Gov. Ralph Northam, a staunch proponent of gun control visited the surviving victims at the Sentara Hospital on Saturday and there has been an outpouring of prayerful support from the community and various ministries. The enraged suspect, Dewayne Antonia Craddock, 40 worked in public utilities as an engineer. He died in a shoot out with four police officers after releasing several rounds from two .45-caliber guns. Before rel...