VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Walmart is asking a judge to dismiss lawsuits recently filed by three employees who claim they narrowly missed being shot when a supervisor opened fire inside a Chesapeake store last month, arguing the law requires them to lodge workers’ compensation complaints instead.
The company’s claims were made in court documents filed last week in Chesapeake Circuit Court in response to lawsuits filed by Donya Prioleau, James Kelly and Briana Tyler.
The three employees were in the store’s break room on Nov. 22 when Andre Bing, a 31-year-old overnight manager, came in and began shooting. Six employees were killed and four others wounded. Police later found a note on Bing’s phone in which he complained of being mocked and harassed by his co-workers.
