Welcome to The Beat. I'm Katie Fang, in for Ari Melbur. We begin tonight's show with our country

grappling with yet another mass shooting, this one in Virginia. It happened last night, just three

days after the Colorado Springs massacre. And the LGBTQ nightclub shooting suspect making his

first court appearance today virtually from jail. The suspect was in handcuffs with a bruised face, speaking low only to answer the judge's questions.

The defendant was arrested on the five counts of murder and hate crimes.

Anderson Aldrich, did you watch the video concerning your constitutional rights in this case?

According to court documents filed by the defense attorney, the suspect identifies as non-binary and uses they-them pronouns.

Now, this is coming from the defense, and there are still several open questions about the suspect.

The district attorney saying the formal charges will come at the next hearing.

He was advised of his rights, constitutional rights. He acknowledged those rights. He is being held

without bond pending further proceedings. The next court date is December 6th.

So formal charges will happen at the next court date.

The charges that have been reported in the media are the arrest charges only.

We will be reviewing and we'll be filing formal charges at that time.

And late last night, another mass shooting.

The gunman, a Walmart employee in Chesapeake, Virginia,

reportedly opening fire on fellow employees in the break room, killing six. The victims have all been

identified and includes a 16-year-old boy. The shooter using a pistol. When law enforcement

arrived on the scene, the shooter was found

dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The FBI is now assisting in the investigation,

and there is no clear motive as of yet. We are all praying for the family, friends, and

co-workers of everyone that's affected by this senseless violence.

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