Renovations delayed at Virginia Beach building where 12 were killed in mass shooting

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Renovations have been delayed at the municipal building in Virginia Beach where a mass shooting happened last year.

The Virginian-Pilot reports that city officials don’t have enough money to pay for it now because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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In a letter this week, the mayor of Virginia Beach asked the state legislature to consider allocating $10 million toward the renovations.

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Employees who worked in the building where 12 people were killed have been working at home and in offices across the city.

The city plans to turn Building 2 into the headquarters for the police department. Plans also call for renovating several other buildings to bring former Building 2 employees back to the municipal center, so the Departments of Public Works, Public Utilities and Planning can again offer citizens services in one place.

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