Police in the U.S. state of Virginia say 12 people have been killed and six others wounded in a shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach.
Authorities say the suspected shooter is dead. It is not clear if the gunman took his own life or was killed by police.
The city’s police chief, James Cervera, said the suspect was a longtime current municipal employee and described him as “disgruntled.”
He said one police officer was among the wounded.
Police say the shooting took place Friday at Building Two of the Virginia Beach municipal complex, which houses the city’s public works, public utilities and planning departments.
“This is the most devastating day in the history of Virginia Beach,” Mayor Bobby Dyer said at a news conference with the police chief. “The people involved are our friends, co-workers, neighbors, colleagues.”
Few other details about the shooting were immediately available.
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