Laquita Brown, a right-of-way agent for the city of Virginia Beach (L) and Christopher Kelly Rapp, an engineer for the city, were two of 12 people killed in a municipal building on May 31, 2019. (City of Virginia Beach)

All 12 Victims of the Virginia Beach Shooting Are Identified: ‘We Are Devastated at the Loss’

The victims of the May 31 mass shooting in Virginia Beach have been identified.

Authorities said that DeWayne Craddock, a city employee, opened fire in Building Two, a municipal building, killing 12 people and leaving at least four others wounded.

The city released pictures and information about each victim.

They were:

Laquita Brown, right-of-way agent at public works

Tara Welch Gallagher, an engineer at public works

Mary Louise Gayle, right-of-way agent at public works

Alexander Mikhail Gusev, right-of-way agent at public works

Katherine Nixon, an engineer at public utilities

Richard Nettleton, an engineer at public utilities

Christopher Kelly Rapp, an engineer at public works

Ryan Keith Cox, an account clerk at public utilities

Joshua Hardy, an engineering technician at public utilities

Michelle “Missy” Langer, an administrative assistant at public utilities

Robert “Bobby” Williams, a special projects coordinator at public utilities

Herbert “Bert” Snelling, a contractor for the city

“We are devastated at the loss of our friends and colleagues,” the city said in a statement.

The victims were being mourned by family, friends, and officials.

“They leave a void that we will never be able to fill,” City Manager Dave Hansen told reporters at a Saturday morning press conference, according to NBC.

Sinda Price was among those reacting, mourning Laquita Brown.

“It still doesn’t feel real. I can’t believe she’s gone… She was one of those people who just lit up a room. Every room… And now that light is gone, and my heart can’t stop hurting,” she wrote on Facebook, sharing a Bible verse.