Photo: Chesapeake Police
The City of Chesapeake sharedthe names and photos of five of the victimson Wednesday, noting that the sixth person killed was a 16-year-old boy whose identity will not be publicized due to his age.
The remaining victims are Brian Pendleton, 38, Kellie Pyle, 52, Lorenzo Gamble, 43, Randy Blevins, 70, and Tyneka Johnson, 22, according to multiple outlets.
Five people were also injured, with one being released from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital on Wednesday evening. Two people are still in critical condition, per Norfolk,Virginia’s 13 News Now.
Michelle Johnson, said that her late son Brain Pendleton “had a real big heart,” while speaking with ABC News via phone.
“Anybody that wanted to laugh, or just want company, he’d buy you lunch. He’d buy you anything in a minute,” she added.
Pendleton, who was a custodian at the grocery chain for more than a decade, “loved his job” Johnson recalled. “He was just a hard worker and a good kid.”
She opened up about the moment she found out about the deadly shooting through a family friend. Her husband immediately went to the area where families were waiting to hear updates about their loved ones. Johnson’s husband was informed that Pendleton had been taken to Norfolk General Hospital, where Johnson and her husband quickly headed.
Becoming emotional, she explained to ABC News, “We waited, and then the police came out with a nurse and they took us to a side room and that’s when they told us that he didn’t make it.
“I just wondered, was he afraid at that time? I know my son. I didn’t want him to be afraid, and I didn’t want him to hurt.”
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Johnson shared that she and Pendleton, who was set to celebrate his birthday on Dec. 2, both had congenital hydrocephalus.
“We’re fighters, and we trust the Lord,” she said, stating that she and Pendleton were “blessed” to not have suffered from serious cases.
“I don’t understand why, what happened, happened,” she said. “I will never go near that Walmart again.”
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“I looked up and my manager just opened the door andhe just opened fire,” Walmart employee Briana Tyler toldABC’s Good Morning AmericaWednesday. “He just started shooting throughout the entire break room. I watched multiple people drop down to the floor, whether they were ducking for cover or they were hit.”
The manager looked her way, fired, but missed.
Tyler said he didn’t say anything during the shooting.
“I would have never thought he would do something like this,” she said. “Absolutely not.”
source: people.com
