DeWayne Craddock, 40, was identified as the Virginia Beach shooter who killed 12 people and injured at least half a dozen others Friday.
Craddock worked as a certified professional engineer for the city in the Public Utilities Department and was listed on news releases for the department as a person of contact for information on local road projects in the past several years.
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He previously served in the Army National Guard and graduated from Denbigh High School in Newport News, Va., in 1996, according to a Daily Press report from that year.
He graduated from Old Dominion University in 2002 with a degree in civil engineering and received his professional engineer license in 2008.
His criminal record was limited to traffic tickets, according to the Daily Beast.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Craddock had been fired and opened fire at his former workplace as revenge. Police did not disclose a motive Friday.
Officials told the newspaper that Craddock had purchased multiple firearms in recent weeks. Law enforcement officials told CNN the weapons appeared to have been legally purchased.
Craddock was killed while exchanging gunfire with police, Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera said.
