Virginia candlelight vigil pays tribute to six Walmart workers killed in shooting
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Governor attends Monday ceremony as Chesapeake residents mourn diverse group
Hundreds gathered on Monday in Virginia's second-largest city to honor six people killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart, with the state's governor pledging to confront a mental health and a behavioral health crisis".
Chesapeake's candlelight vigil paid tribute to a diverse group of third-shift workers, ages 16 to 70, who unloaded trucks, broke down cardboard boxes and stocked shelves in this sprawling but tight-knit community near the coast.
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