Stay safe.

Lots of deals go down in that parking lot. Sad what people are pushed to.

Suburbs are a dangerous place. Empty parking lots, half occupied malls. Lots of seedy activity.

Pedantic trivia: Walmart officially dropped the hyphen and extra capital letter in 2008—14 years ago.

Yeah based on the pictures this was in a semi-secluded corner, not the store itself.

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My stepfather saw the shooting happen. A young male got shot twice in the chest and bled out in the parking lot. The shooter hopped into a car with a few other people and sped away.

Are you saying another Walmart shooting in general or at that specific one? The last parking lot shooting was at the Chattanooga Plaza one.

Just another shooting in general.

born in NN, living in RVA past 5 years. just so much shooting that’s getting closer and closer to places I been to. hitting me hard thinking when I could be a bystander and it happen next to me

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Read the article and let us know.

Way to dash in that fun fact.

Just your friendly greeter to say hello and check the receipts.

This is really not the time to go on a pervasive anti-suburb woke adventure. Someone literally has been shot, leave this talk for another time.

Didn’t even close the store. Peak America. 👍

Yeah, lot along Quioccasin goes around the ‘left’ side of the store. If you’re facing it from Parham that is.

"The victim has not yet been identified but police did confirm that he was male."
How do they know? They were DOA.

Wait.. What now ? Living in a suburb is considered anti-woke ? Please tell me you're joking.

Really?

"welcome to Walmart. Get your shit and try not to get shot."

Damn I went to this Walmart at 10, they had that corner of the parking lot cordoned off. Had no idea, terrible to hear this. I live half a mile west of here and it is a very quiet, just immigrant families from every country on the planet grinding hard, everyone working two jobs plus a side hustle. People need to think before putting bullets into the air.

It’s a very safe area, the crime rate is a fraction of what it is in the City of Richmond. This might surprise you but immigrants tend to drive down the crime rate, and this area is very immigrant heavy, people who work way too hard to get up to bullshit.

What are people “pushed to?”

I’m so tired of this happening. When is America going to wake up and outlaw Walmarts.

Or at least demand they have fewer doors.

he did think twice…. he shot him twice.

Selling drugs to make ends meet, meeting strangers in Walmart parking lots to get a fix.

Just say what you mean instead of asking leading questions.

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Who pushes them?

Or maybe they actually want to know the answer and you're trying to play mind reader.

Judging by the follow up question, it would appear op was correct in their assumption.

But they hadn't read that yet, so there was insufficient evidence at the time.

Are we just going to adopt and enable a cynical, guilty until proven innocent attitude here?

Seemed to work fine.

The question was clearly disingenuous to me. If it wasn't for you, that's fine.

So does a broken clock twice per day. Of course if we assume the worst about someone and their intentions we'll be right some of the time.

The collateral damage, of course, being that the internet gets shittier and more negative in general as a result.

This one interaction does not change the general rule...getting sufficient evidence before drawing conclusions leads to better decisions.

Far too many people take a hint or a shred and call it sufficient evidence. I am suggesting a higher threshold.

As one who has asked sincere questions before and had others draw the same conclusion as you, I'm here to suggest a higher threshold for determining one's inner motivations.

You could be right. In every other country with zero mass shootings they have two things in common, Sensible gun laws and zero wall marts. you vote for getting rid of wall marts. cool dude.

First I looked at the comment, the quotatation marks immediately make me think sarcasm. Next, I took a cursory glance at his profile before I replied. He was active in communities that are filled with assholes and is regularly downvoted for acting like an asshole.

Then I commented.

I am perfectly comfortable with my threshold. I am sorry for what you experienced, but you are making assumptions here.

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Gotta start somewhere.

Usually they say that when the next of kin hasn't been notified yet. They know who he is.

So by “the question was clearly disingenuous” you actually mean “I took the time to look through their post history?”

I suggest communicating more clearly in the future, and not expect people to have information they are dependent on you to share.

I wasn't talking to you in the first place. It's not my job to make every comment understandable to you. You made this about you.

The question was clearly disingenuous. I just did my due diligence to be sure. Geeze you just want to argue.

How do they know their gender if they were dead already ?

‘‘Twas a joke about Walmart being awful.

Even before the recent shootings, going to a Walmart put my city-raised nerves on edge.

It doesn’t matter who you were talking to.

You had the opportunity here to share some crucial context with every reader (that you ALSO did your due diligence and looked in their post history), which totally changes things, but you didn’t.

Why? Did you choose not to? Did you forget? Maybe you were feeling lazy. Maybe you’re making it up now after the fact. I don’t know, but one thing is for certain… that you failed to communicate the evidence you had clearly when given the opportunity.

So, ironically, you’re proving my point for me. Getting sufficient evidence (from you) leads to better decisions (from readers).

If you want to show me how I am wrong, I’m all ears. If you want to take responsibility and admit that you didn’t communicate clearly to everyone reading at first, I would respect you for it. But your last comment makes it look like you want to dodge the points I am making, and degrade the conversation into personal insults.

Good luck bud.

The shooting in Chesapeake VA was the Walmart across the street from my sisters house. The idea that she could’ve been there hurts. I’m scared for everyone I love.

The sad thing is that there is a solution to this problem. Implemented successfully by every other developed country on the planet. But we can't do that here in 'Merica. People prefer living in a warzone to having common sense.

Got to keep making that money, capitalism baby

Peak America+ would be immediately announcing a sale on the ammo in sporting goods.

It's written into our constitution and so many people say they're responsible so why should they be punished. I don't know how we can ever change now that it's built into the american identity.

I agree with what you are saying, it seems hopeless for there to be any change. If Sandy Hook didn't change things what will? Why does everything have to be so extreme in America? All we need is common sense laws related to firearms. Mandatory licenses, training, secure storage, waiting periods, etc. These regulations are completely normal in other developed countries. And people own plenty of guns in other countries. We require a license and training to operate a motor vehicle, but with firearms we don't, how does that make any sense?

Adopt? That’s always been the attitude. This is Reddit ffs.

You have a lot of time, my friend. Lol.

I live less than a mile from this Wal-Mart. I feel what you’re saying. I wish I could just go home which is far, far, far away.

I agree with your sentiment yet wonder how closing the store quickly in a manner that’s safe and prevents more bystanders from potentially crossing the scene would look like.

Security procedures definitely need to be examined and whether they were followed needs to be investigated.

> I don't know how we can ever change now that it's built into the american identity.

We can’t. We won’t. Please do not construe this comment as supportive of guns or even 2nd Amendment. I’m a realist who’s tired of guns.

You took their comment seriously? I thought it was just shitty sarcasm.

It is possible to merely know the gender before confirming their specific individual identity and we can easily determine gender of someone who is already deceased.

What stupid point are you even making?

It was in the lot "below" the T-Mobile and Truist that front on Parham.

We don't have politicians, government bureaucracy, or even political system that can be trusted with limits to the right to defend yourself. We know what lists lead to. And we know criminals won't follow the law, anyways. Nothing you suggested would have stopped this drug deal from happening in the corner of a WalMart parking lot.

Change isn't hopeless, but it starts with growing individuals - at home and macro-economically - not with infringing people's rights.

Who made this? It’s genius

I was at the Chick-Fil-A across Parham at about 8PM. The workers "heard it." I did not know what "it" was at the time. One of the order takers said her brother was over there at the time.

It's an old print from Favianna Rodriguez https://favianna.com/ Probably over a decade ago. I just stumbled across it on a backup.Think I got it from Wes Freed.

This isn't entirely wrong.

In general, I am leery of anyone who uses "woke" in a sentence. Specially if you're white.

I'll semi allow this.

Totally understand and agree.

So was it premeditated or just terrorism? It's shitty either way, but if its random acts of violence to cause terror, that's worse.

>It's written into our constitution

To an extent it is, but the 2A reads:

>A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

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Now, some people will say that anyone over 18 is part of the militia so it's all honky dory, but I think that's really overlooking the 'well regulated' part. What could a well regulated militia look like?

It would need uniforms, a leadership structure, bylaws, regular training, some kind of funding, a muster point, etc. A well-regulated militia might refuse membership to someone convicted of domestic violence, or using hate speech, or who has signs of being a mass shooter. A well-regulated militia might store firearms and ammunition in a safe area so that they're available for training or when a foreign army invades.

Im just trying to understand. Why are you being agressive?

Because I don’t believe you are asking those questions in good faith.

It’s almost never random acts of violence

Unless your loved ones are doing shady deals in parking lots there is no reason to worry, you're much more likely to die from the flu and I doubt you worry about that.