Virginia Beach community marks sixth anniversary of mass shooting

Remembrance ceremony marks 6 years since 5/31 mass shooting in Virgina Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) -- A remembrance ceremony was held Saturday behind Virginia Beach City Hall to remember those who lost their lives in the mass shooting at Virginia Beach’s Municipal Center Complex and to uplift the survivors. The ceremony recognized the 12 people killed and 4 injured in the mass shooting that took place on May 31, 2019, a day described as the darkest day in Virginia Beach history.  “Our foundation is still rocked by w…

Virginia Beach community marks sixth anniversary of mass shooting

Six years after a mass shooting claimed the lives of 12 people, the Virginia Beach community gathered to honor the victims during a solemn ceremony.Drew Lankford, who worked for Public Works at the time, shared his emotional memories of that fateful day. He received a distressing phone call from his daughter, who was inside City Hall when the shooting occurred.She was sobbing and asked if I was okay, saying there was an active shooter, Lankford …