Virginia Beach shooter identified

[dalton99a]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/31/us/virginia-beach-shooting/index.html

The shooting suspect was identified as DeWayne Craddock, according to a law enforcement official and a Virginia government source.

Craddock, 40, worked as a certified professional engineer for the city of Virginia Beach in the Public Utilities Department. He is listed on department news releases as a point of contact for information on local road projects over the past several years.

Authorities are investigating a possible motive.

The suspect is thought to have purchased the firearms legally, according to initial information that investigators have, the source says.

The chief confirmed that a .45 caliber pistol, a supressor and several empty, higher-capacity magazines were found near the gunman but wouldn't comment on the presence of a rifle.

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https://heavy.com/news/2019/05/dewayne-craddock/
DeWayne Craddock: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

[gratuitous]

1. Standard issue one fact you need to know

It's easier to get a gun in America than it is to get help for mental illness.

[Dan]

2. I bet our beloved president

Will talk about this shooting - with lots of pictures of the shooter....

[DFW]

3. Get ready for a an onslaught of Republican thoughts and prayers.........

Maybe even an "our sympathies to the families" or two, if they are feeling in a generous mood.

[Richard D]

6. Yeah . . however . . .

. . . there will also be an onslaught of "we must do something about this", with nothing being done.
Not that much difference.

[Blue_Tires]

15. Sadly if the headline was "12 abortions performed in an afternoon" the laws would change overnight..

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. At least according to this, the guy sounds like an ordinary, normal person, superficially.

No criminal record, a college degree in civil engineering, worked for the city for years. Usually when these shootings happen, it turns out that that the person showed signs of some kind of disturbed behavior beforehand. Whatever ailed the guy mentally, it's beyond understanding why he'd kill a bunch of other people on his way out.

Sometimes you just don't know about people - all the more reason why guns shouldn't be readily available to anybody, any time.

[DeminPennswoods]

10. Yeah, you never know

Seemed like he had a good job, probably with good pay and benefits, too, but you never know how an employee is being treated by his supervisors or if he felt there were employees less experienced or accomplished treated better. I guess we'll never really know for sure.

[shockey80]

17. Sometimes good people snap in the moment.

Something has gone wrong in their life. In a moment of despair if a gun is near by they reach for it and it ends in tragedy.

I grew up with a girl who was very sweet, very pretty. Things went wrong in her life and in a moment of despair a rifle was near by in her fathers house. She stuck it in her mouth and blew her head off. I have never gotten over that.

When we teenagers I took her out target practicing in the woods behind my parents house. I helped her learn how to operate a rifle. Most people should not have easy access to guns. It simply is not safe.

[dalton99a]

19. +1. Moments before the shootings:

Bizarrely, just moments before going on the shooting rampage, Craddock was spotted brushing his teeth in the office restrooms where he exchanged pleasantries with a colleague and wished him a good weekend.

Joseph Scott, an engineering technician with the department of public works, said: 'He was in there brushing his teeth, which he always did after he ate. I said "Hey, how you doing? What are you doing this weekend?" It was just a brief conversation.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7093921/PICTURED-Twelve-victims-gunned-disgruntled-Virginia-Beach-city-employee.html

[rusty fender]

18. I've read, in various places,

that he had recently been fired. That seems to be a motive for many of these workplace shootings.

[shanti]

21. He still had his badge

When one is fired, they are usually stripped of their badge and escorted out the door.

[applegrove]

5. Let this be the only post that mentions his name. Virginia Beach police said they were

only going to name him once. After that he would be known only as the suspect.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Let me guess.

Because he's a white guy?

[applegrove]

8. Nope. It is something they are doing more and more with shootings.

Anderson Cooper started doing it years ago. Some nuts kill people to get famous. Take it away from them. Take it away.

[Crabby Appleton]

9. He's black. nt

[malaise]

11. DeWayne?

That's not a white name

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. He's black. I think the media are avoiding using shooters' names

as much as possible because some of them do it for fame and attention.

[smirkymonkey]

16. I guess I just assumed he was white because most of these mass shooters

are. I shouldn't have assumed. That was wrong on my part. Still, we have a problem with men with guns in this country.

[JI7]

22. most are but this guy seems to be a disgruntled employee

and i think those types tend to be more diverse.

those with political agendas tend to be white.

[customerserviceguy]

14. He is not a white guy

https://heavy.com/news/2019/05/dewayne-craddock/

[RussBLib]

12. We live in a sick country

Just look at who is sitting in the Oval Office

[llmart]

20. Best post yet.

A lot of us are unwilling to admit that we are a sick country. Sick and stupid.

[Crunchy Frog]

23. I suspect that he was "disgruntled" in some way, as far as motive goes. n/t