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A victim of last week's horrific mass shooting at a Walmart store in Virginia, has filed a suit against the company, claiming that she and other employees alerted management about the attacker but that nothing was done.
According to a document filed on Tuesday in Chesapeake circuit court, a worker at the Virginia Walmart where six of her coworkers were slain said she complained in writing to the company about the alleged shooter's "bizarre" conduct months before to the killing.
The suit claims that the Walmart management knew about the actions and threats made by alleged shooter Andre Bing before to the mass shooting, yet maintained employing him anyway.
Walmart Employee Reported Suspect's Behavior Prior to Incident
Donya Prioleau, a former overnight stocker and trainer for Bing, is suing the parent corporation for respondeat superior responsibility and negligent hiring and retention. She demands compensatory damages of $50 million.
As investigators discover more about the shooter, the youngest of the six victims in the tragic mass shooting at a Virginia Walmart has been named, CNN reported. According to the complaint, Bing received discipline "several" times throughout his tenure working for Walmart.
Last Wednesday's shooting claimed the lives of Randy Blevins, 70; Fernando Chavez-Barron, 16; Lorenzo Gamble, 43; Tyneka Johnson, 22; Brian Pendleton, 38; and Kellie Pyle, 52. The shooter shot himself in the head and died as a result.
John Morgan and Peter Anderson, Prioleau's attorneys, said Walmart did nothing to prevent the incident.
According to the lawsuit, Prioleau "filed a formal complaint on a Walmart Global Ethics Statement Form" in early September, alleging that Bing had made "bizarrely and inappropriate" remarks about her age, height, and had "harassed her for being poor."
The court filing also said that Bing once allegedly asked Prioleau "whether she liked firearms" and informed other Walmart employees that he once purposely ran over a turtle with a lawnmower.
Per WTOP, a list makes reference to a "death note" that was discovered on Bing's phone and made public by investigators on Friday. Authorities deleted the names of the persons who appeared to be specifically mentioned in the note but with whom he worked.
Bing was a team leader at Walmart and had been employed there since 2010. He was in charge of overseeing the evening stocking team, which included Prioleau, who began working there in May 2021.
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Virginia Walmart Shooting Suspect Harrassed Other Staff
Bing made comments to other Walmart employees and managers hinting that he would be violent if dismissed or reprimanded.
According to the claim, Bing also admitted to telling coworkers that he drove a turtle over with a lawnmower "simply to see its (guts) shoot out, which made him hungry and reminded him of ramen noodles." Prioleau claims in her court statement that she and her mother made an effort to initiate legal action against Bing.
According to the lawsuit, Prioleau had filed a formal complaint with Walmart detailing how Bing had "bizarrely and unfairly remarked on Prioleau's age." Bing allegedly said to her, "Isn't your lady clock ticking? Why don't you start a family? "
Bing bought the gun the morning of the incident, and authorities said he had no prior criminal history, as per NY Daily News. The plot to attack some of his coworkers was stated in a note that investigators subsequently discovered on his phone.
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