These are the faces of twelve individuals whose lives were lost at the hands of a gunman police identified on Saturday as DeWayne Craddock -- a disgruntled city engineer.

He had reportedly worked for the city's public utilities department for about 15 years.

Craddock allegedly opened fire with a .45-caliber handgun at the municipal center in Virginia Beach on Friday afternoon leaving at least a dozen people dead and several others injured.

Police chief James Cervera said the shooter died after an extended gunbattle with police.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) CHIEF JAMES A.

CERVERA, VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE, SAYING: "Due to the sound of gunfire they were able to locate the floor in which the suspect was committing his carnage.

They immediately engaged with the suspect.'' The bloodshed rattled the Virginia Beach resort community -- a popular getaway for summertime beachgoers in the region.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) VIRGINIA BEACH RESIDENT SAYING: "There's no life more important than another life.

Every life matters." (SOUNDBITE) (English) VIRGINIA BEACH RESIDENT SAYING: "You don't think this is going to happen in your house, in your neighborhood." (SOUNDBITE) (English) VIRGINIA BEACH RESIDENT SAYING: "There has to be a change and, like I said, anything that we can do as a community, let's do it." Among the victims were veteran public works employees and engineers with decades of combined experience, and all but one of the victims were employed by the city.