Gunman kills twelve people Friday, at Virginia Beach municipal center, all but one of the victims, city employees

Six people injured and hospitalized, four listed as critical

Police say the shooter, a ‘long-time, current’ city of Virginia Beach public utilities employee, gunned down twelve employees of the city in cold blood before police killed him following a ‘long gun battle

The lone gunman, identified as DeWayne Craddock, a 15-year project manager with the City’s Public Utility Dept for the city  simply entered the building and began shooting indiscriminately

 Craddock, 40, who reportedly bought multiple firearms in recent weeks opened fire shortly after 4pm with a 45 caliber handgun with a suppressor and multiple extended magazines 

He attacked  Building 2 of the municipal center, close to City Hall where members of the public paid utility bills

Gunman went from floor to floor, firing at the victims believed to be employees at the local govt facility

Virginia Beach police confirmed the shooting suspect died when officers returned fire

Images show a heavy police presence as the courthouse remains on lockdown

The shooter opened fire in Building 2 of the municipal center, close to City Hall

A disgruntled city worker opened fire in a a city government building close to the end of business on Friday at the municipal center in Virginia Beach has left at least eleven persons dead and six others injured and hospitalized, including a police officer, according to reports.
The lone gunman, identified As DeWayane Craddock [left],  by Virginia Beach police who said the shooter, a 15 year,’current’ city of Virginia Beach public utilities employee, gunned down twelve employees of the city in cold blood before police killed him following a ‘long gun battle’
DeWayne Craddock, 40, a project manager with the public works department who reportedly bought multiple firearms in recent weeks
He opened fire shortly after 4pm in Building 2 of the municipal center, close to City Hall using a 45 caliber handgun with a suppressor and multiple extended magazines
Police Chief Jim Cervera said police believe there was lone gunman, a male public utility worker for the city who simply entered the building and began shooting indiscriminately.

Victims of the a Virginia Beach municipal center who were gunned down by a city employee wielding a ‘modified handgun’ before he was killed by police following an intense and long running gun battle

The 12 victims are named

• Laquita C. Brown – Public works – Right-of-way agent
• Tara Welsch Gallagher – Public works – Engineer
• Mary Louise Gayle – Public works – Right-of-way agent
• Alexander Mikhail Gusev – Public works – Right-of-way agent
• Katherine A. Nixon – Public utilities – Engineer
• Richard H. Nettleton – Public utilities – Engineer
• Christopher Kelly Rapp – Public works – Engineer
• Ryan Keith Cox – Public utilities – Account clerk
• Joshua A. Hardy – Public utilities – Engineering technician
• Michelle ‘Missy’ Langer – Public utilities – Administrative assistant
• Robert ‘Bobby’ Williams – Public utilities – Special projects coordinator
• Herbert ‘Bert’ Snelling – Contractor 

That shooter described as a long term employee of the public works department police said, died in the incident when officers returned fire.
The local police chief addressing the me. Those numbers have not yet been officially confirmed.

The injured police officer who was protected by his vest, is expected to survive, according to reports.
Virginia Beach Master Police Officer Allen Perry said officers were called to the Public Works building 2, which is in the municipal complex, for a report of shots fired. The complex contains about 25 buildings.

Victims [L-R] Robert ‘Bobby’ Williams who worked in public utilities as a special projects coordinator. Herbert ‘Bert’ Snelling, a contractor and Joshua A. Hardy, a public utilities worker who was an engineering technician

Victims [L-R] Christopher Kelly Rapp who worked as an engineer, Richard H. Nettleton who worked in public utilities as an engineer and Ryan Keith Cox who worked in public utilities  as an account clerk

Victims [L-R] Katherine A. Nixon – Public utilities – Engineer, Alexander Mikhail Gusev – Public works – Right-of-way agent, Mary Louise Gayle – Public works – Right-of-way agent

Victims [L-R] Tara Welsch Gallagher, a public worker and engineer and Laquita C. Brown, a public works agent and right-of-way agent and Michelle ‘Missy’ Langer, a public utilities and administrative assistant

Eleven people were killed while six injured victims are currently being treated at hospital, police said

Photos from the scene show heavy police presence and workers crying and comforting one another as they are evacuated from the building

The courthouse was placed on lockdown after the incident at Building 2 in the 2400 block of Courthouse Drive and law enforcement have asked that people avoid the area.

Virginia Beach PD tweeted: ‘ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION-municipal center, building 2. Multiple injuries. At this time it is believed that only 1 shooter, and they have been taken into custody. More to follow.
‘Please avoid the municipal center area. PAO staging area is being set up at the ECCS center reference the Active Shooter incident.’
Images from the scene show a heavy police presence and workers crying and comforting one another as they are evacuated from the building.
Local reports say at least six people are being treated at hospital but there is no further information on the extent of their injuries.
Governor Ralph Northam is said to be ‘actively monitoring the situation’.
Virginia Beach Police Officers huddle near the intersection of Princess Anne Road and Nimmo Parkway following a shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on Friday afternoon