A 16-year-old serving to his household. A custodian and father of two. A mom with wedding ceremony plans. A cheerful-go-lucky man. A longtime worker. That is how family and friends described a few of the six individuals killed at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, when a supervisor opened hearth Tuesday evening with a handgunauthorities mentioned he purchased earlier within the day and apparently turned on himself.
Officers launched the identify of the slain 16-year-old sufferer Friday morning. The 5 grownup victims had been recognized late Wednesday.
Listed here are some particulars about those that had been misplaced:
Fernando Chavez-Barron
Household and associates wearing white honored Chavez-Barron, 16, at a vigil within the Walmart parking zone on Thursday evening. His associates advised The Virginian-Pilot that it was exhausting to imagine that he was gone.
Household good friend Rosy Perez advised The New York Instances that the teenager attended a neighborhood highschool whereas working the in a single day shift at Walmart to help his household.
"He needed to assist a bit bit," Perez mentioned. "He was an excellent youngster."
Kellie Pyle
Pyle, 52, was remembered as a beneficiant and sort individual, a mom who had wedding ceremony plans within the close to future.
"We love her," mentioned Gwendolyn Bowe Baker Spencer. "She was going to marry my son subsequent yr. She was an superior, sort particular person — sure she was."
Pyle had grownup youngsters in Kentucky who will likely be touring to Virginia within the wake of the tragedy, Spencer mentioned.
Pyle moved again to her native Norfolk in Might after reconnecting along with her highschool sweetheart and bought a job on the Walmart just lately, her cousin Billy Pillar-Gibson advised The Washington Publish. He remembered Pyle's sarcastic humorousness and known as her his greatest good friend.
"We grew up in a loopy household, and we understood one another," he mentioned. "I do not keep in mind life with out her."
Brian Pendleton
Pendleton, 38, made positive to be punctual. Though his shift as a custodian began at 10:30 p.m., he was within the break room when the capturing began simply after 10, based on his mom, Michelle Johnson.
"He all the time got here to work early so he can be on time for work," she advised The Related Press on Wednesday. "He preferred his co-workers."
Pendleton had just lately celebrated his 10-year anniversary working on the retailer.
His mom mentioned he did not have any issues at work, besides with a supervisor, Andre Bing, who was recognized because the gunman.
"He simply did not like my son," Johnson mentioned. "He would inform me that he (the gunman) would give him a tough time."
Pendleton was born with a congenital mind dysfunction and grew up in Chesapeake, his mom mentioned.
"He known as me yesterday earlier than he was going to work," Johnson mentioned. "I all the time inform him to name me when will get off work."
As she was preparing for mattress, Johnson bought a name from a household good friend telling her there was a capturing on the Walmart.
"Brian was a happy-go-lucky man. Brian liked household. Brian liked associates. He liked to inform jokes," his mom mentioned. "We'll miss him."
Lorenzo Gamble
Gamble, 43, was a custodian on the in a single day shift and had labored at Walmart for 15 years, The Washington Publish reported.
His dad and mom Linda and Alonzo Gamble mentioned he liked spending time along with his two sons.
"He simply stored to himself and did his job," Linda Gamble mentioned. "He was the quiet one of many household."
His mom mentioned Gamble loved going to his 19-year-old's soccer video games and cheering for the Washington Commanders NFL crew.
She posted on Fb that she's having bother saying goodbye.
"Lacking my child proper now, life isn't identical with out my son," she wrote.
Randy Blevins
Blevins, 70, was a Norfolk Admirals hockey fan and loved pictures and gathering cash, daughter Cassandra Yeats advised The New York Instances.
"He by no means missed a single day of labor," she mentioned. "He liked his household and supported everybody."
Blevins was a longtime member of the shop's crew that set costs and organized merchandise. Former co-worker Shaundrayia Reese, who mentioned she labored on the retailer from round 2015 to 2018, spoke fondly of Blevins as "Mr. Randy."
She mentioned the in a single day crew on the retailer was "a household" and that staff relied on each other.
Tyneka Johnson
Theodore Johnson, 41, advised The New York Instances that his cousin lived along with her mom.
"She was younger and needed to make her personal cash," he mentioned.
When Johnson, 22, attended Western Department Excessive College, Casheba Cannon tutored the scholar with desires of school and a supportive household, Cannon advised The Washington Publish.
"Schooling was within the forefront. Her household did no matter they needed to do to ensure she bought help," Cannon mentioned.
Johnson was keen to work to raised herself, however she was additionally cheerful, helped youthful college students and "gelled" with everybody she encountered at Cannon's Blessed Tutoring Providers, she mentioned. Johnson had a way of fashion and love for music and dancing.
"She was that child. When she got here to tutoring, she was very nicely put collectively," Cannon mentioned. "Tyneka was a lightweight in a dim room."
A makeshift memorial to Johnson was positioned in a grassy space exterior the Walmart, with the phrases "Our Hearts are with you" and a basket of flowers.
The remembrance included a cluster of blue, white and gold balloons tied to a tree, alongside a stark yellow line of police tape.
