12 killed, 6 injured in mass shooting in Virginia

At least 12 people were killed and six injured on Friday in a mass shooting at a government building in the US state of Virginia, BBC has reported.

The suspect, described by officials as a disgruntled city employee in Virginia Beach, fired indiscriminately in a municipal building.

The attack began shortly after 16:00 (20:00 GMT), at Virginia Beach Municipal Center.

The gunman was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police. His identity has not been released.

According to US tracking website Gun Violence Archive, the incident is the 150th mass shooting in the US so far in 2019.