Pharrell Williams, Pusha T & More Stars React To Virginia Beach Shooting

A disgruntled employee killed 12 people in a municipal building in Virginia Beach, Virginia on Friday (May 31), marking the 150th mass shooting in the U.S. in 2019.

The tragic day sent shockwaves throughout the country as many mourned the loss of 12 innocent lives loss yet again to gun violence. Among the millions who expressed their grief and heartbreak over the senseless act of violence included Virginia natives, Pharrell Williams and Pusha T.

"We are praying for our city, the lives that were lost, their families and everyone affected," Pharrell tweeted. "We are resilient. We will not only get through this but we’ll come out of this stronger than before we always do. #VIRGINIABEACH 🌍."

Pusha also wrote a message on Twitter. "Sending my prayers and love to the city of Virginia Beach, condolences to all of the families who lost loved ones...I’m so sorry," he wrote.

In a press conference on Saturday (June 1) the victims were identified as Laquita Brown, Mary Louise Gayle, Alesander Mikhail Gusev, Katherine A. Nixon, Richard H. Nettleton, Christopher Kelly Rapp, Ryan Keith Cox, Joshua A. Hardy, Michelle “Missy” Langer, Robert “Bobby” Williams, and Herbert “Bert” Snelling.

"We want you to know who they were so you can learn in the weeks and months to come what they meant to all of us, their families, their friends and their coworkers," city manager Dave Hansen said at the press conference, per USA Today. "They leave a void that we will never be able to fill."

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