Walmart reportedly investigated the manager who carried out the recent deadly shooting in Virginia two years before the attack following worker complaints

• Walmart executives investigated manager Andre Bing 2 years before he carried out a mass shooting, according to WSJ.
• Walmart is facing 2 lawsuits from Chesapeake, Virginia, employees who allege that management had been warned about Bing.

Walmart executives reportedly looked into reports of disturbing behavior from Chesapeake, Virginia, store manager Andre Bing years before he carried out a recent mass shooting that left 6 dead before Bing killed himself.

The Wall Street Journal reported that regional corporate executives investigated workplace complaints about Bing in 2020, including claims that he could be unkind and engage in threatening behavior, citing former and current employees. Workers were reportedly individually interviewed about Bing for the investigation.

"Andre did a lot of a lot of weird things," Nathan Sinclair, a former Walmart employee, said after the shooting, according to the Journal.

It is unclear what, if any, steps Walmart took after its investigation into Bing. Walmart declined Insider's request for comment for this story.

Walmart is facing two lawsuits from Chesapeake employees who allege that management had been warned about Bing's problematic behavior before the mass shooting.

"Mr. Bing demonstrated a pattern of disturbing behavior leading up to the shooting, which Walmart knew, or should have known," the lawsuits both claim.

In response to the lawsuits, Walmart released a statement that read, in part, "We are focused on supporting all our associates with significant resources, including counseling. We are reviewing the Complaints and will be responding as appropriate with the court."

Earlier this month, current and former Walmart employees told Insider that the company's active shooter training was outdated and didn't do enough to keep workers safe.

Insider reported that over the past two years, Walmart stores nationwide saw 363 gun incidents resulting in 112 deaths, according to advocacy group Guns Down America, citing data from gunviolencearchive.org.