(CNN) — Police in Chesapeake, Virginia, respond Tuesday night to a shooting at a Walmart with multiple deaths and injuries, Chesapeake police public information agent Leo Kosinski told CNN.
Agents went to the store around 10:12 p.m. and found evidence of a shooting inside, Kosinski told CNN.
Agents entered the store and discovered several people dead and injured, Kosinski said. He added that police might not yet confirm a specific number of deaths, but believe it is “less than ten.”
The shooter is believed to be among the dead, Kosinski said, noting that no officers are believed to have fired during the response.
Agents are still searching the store for more potential victims.
Chesapeake city officials asked people to stay away from the store during the investigation. “Our first responders are well trained and prepared to respond; please give them space to do so,” the city said in a statement. Tweet.
Joetta Jeffery told CNN that her mother, Betsy Umphlett, sent her text messages from inside the store during the shooting, alerting her that someone had opened fire.
“I’m crying, I’m shaking,” Jeffery told CNN. “I had just talked to her regarding buying turkeys for Thanksgiving, then this text came through.”
Jeffery said that his mother is unharmed but in shock and that they have already reunited.
CNN’s Joe Sutton, Amanda Jackson and Andy Rose contributed to this report.
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