VIRGINIA BEACH, the United States, June 1 -- Police on Saturday identified the shooter who killed 12 people in a Friday carnage at a municipal building here as a longtime city employee, as they recovered more weapons believed to belong to him.
At a press conference Saturday, Virginia Beach police chief Jim Cervera identified the gunman as DeWayne Craddock, 40, a city engineer who had been employed with the city's public utility department for the past 15 years.
City Manager Dave Hansen said Craddock was still employed in the department at the time of the shooting and had a security pass and "was authorized to enter the building."
Several U.S. media outlets had described Craddock as a "disgruntled employee."
The suspect, who died in a "long gunbattle" with four police officers after roaming three floors and shooting "indiscriminately" at terrified people, was said to have used a .45 caliber pistol equipped with a "sound suppressor" device and extended ammunition magazines.
"This is a large-scale crime scene, it's a horrific crime scene," Cervera told reporters, adding that investigators who spent the night inside the building endured a "physical, emotional and psychological toll."
The scene was like a "war zone," Cervera said, adding that more weapons were recovered at the scene and from the suspect's home.
The police chief declined to comment on any possible motive.
"Right now, we have a lot of questions. The whys, they will come later. Right now, we have more questions than we have answers," Cervera said.
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