Sunday's Headlines: After mass shooting, Virginia Beach mourns and searches for answers

What we know about the victims; 'He looked me dead in the eye': Survivors recount the horror

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After mass shooting, Virginia Beach mourns and searches for answers Officials could offer no clear motive or explanation for what Police Chief James A. Cervera called a "horrific event of unbelievable proportion." Authorities identified DeWayne Craddock as the shooter who killed 12 people, and said the guns he used had been legally purchased. By Laura Vozzella, Ian Shapira, Justin Jouvenal and Gregory S. Schneider · Read more What we know about the victims One worked for the city government for 41 years; another for just 11 months. A third was a contractor who was filing a permit at the worst time possible. By Ian Shapira, Lindsey Bever, Orion Donovan-Smith and Alex Horton · Read more   'He looked me dead in the eye': Survivors recount the horror Those who lived through the rampage in Virginia Beach ducked for cover, barricaded themselves and did what countless Americans have learned to do in recent years during active-shooter training. By Paul M. Duggan, Patricia Sullivan and Ian Shapira · Read more   Analysis: The terrible numbers that grow with each mass shooting Read more Neighbors describe shooter as a reserved person who tended to keep to himself Investigators on Saturday combed through DeWayne Craddock's life and interviewed city employees to try to explain why the 40-year-old so violently lashed out, killing 12 people. By Michael Miller, Lynh Bui and Julie Zauzmer · Read more   Virginia GOP blocked bill to ban sales of large-capacity magazines Each year, Democrats propose multiple gun-control measures. Each year, Republican legislators vote them down. By Robert McCartney · Read more   Fearing active shooters, employers turn to workers to monitor their peers How companies are trying to prevent, not just react to, attacks in the workplace. 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