#VIRGINIA CAMERAMAN SHOOTING UPDATE#
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They say Williams filed complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Parker, and that Ward had reported Williams to human resources. Tweets posted on Williams' Twitter account Wednesday described workplace conflicts with both victims. Roughly 15 shots can be heard, including several that were fired after the video goes dark. Parker is heard screaming and is seen running away as shots are fired.

#VIRGINIA CAMERAMAN SHOOTING TV#

The three, in the midst of a live TV interview, do not seem to notice the gunman, who doesn't start shooting until Ward points the camera at Parker and her interview subject, Vicki Gardner, who was in stable condition after surgery for her wounds. The shooter appeared to walk up to the victims and stand a few feet away from them while holding the weapon. Video posted hours after the shooting on Bryce Williams' Twitter account and Facebook page showed an outstretched arm holding the handgun and firing repeatedly at Parker as she tried to run away.

He did not take that well,' Marks explained. 'Eventually after many incidents of his anger. Marks described him as 'an unhappy man' and 'difficult to work with,' always 'looking out for people to say things he could take offense to.' Jeffrey Marks, WDBJ's president and general manager, said Flanagan had to be escorted by police out of the station when he was fired. Flanagan appeared on WDBJ as Bryce Williams. The suspect was identified as Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, of Roanoke, by the Augusta County Sheriff's Office. WDBJ quickly switched back to the anchor at the station, her eyes large and jaw dropping as she said, 'OK, not sure what happened there.' The station later went live again, reporting on their own station and staff as the story developed. Ward fell, too, and the camera he had been holding on his shoulder captured a fleeting image of the suspect holding a handgun. Viewers saw her scream and run, and she could be heard saying 'Oh my God,' as she fell.

The shots rang out on-air as reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were presenting a local tourism story. He was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, state police said. A man believed to be the gunman later crashed a vehicle after fleeing a traffic stop, and pursuing troopers found him suffering from a gunshot wound.

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Update 2:23 p.m.: Franklin County Sheriff Bill Overton says the suspect in the shooting has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.Ī TV reporter and cameraman were shot to death during a live television interview Wednesday by a gunman who recorded himself carrying out the killings and posted the video on social media after fleeing the scene.Īuthorities identified the suspect as a fellow journalist who had been fired from the station earlier this year. The station does not believe that the interview subject was fatally injured, Marks said.Twitter facebook Email This article is more than 6 years old.

As the camera fell to the ground, an blurry image suspected to be of the gunman came into view on the screen.'ĬNN spoke to WDBJ General Manager Jeff Marks who said that the gunman is believed to have fired six or seven times. According to one report, 'as the camera panned to Parker and her subject, multiple shots rang out and several screams could be heard. There is reportedly a heavy police presence on the scene as the shooter remains on the loose. From CBS News:Ī gunman killed a reporter and videographer for a CBS affiliate in Virginia in a shooting that was broadcast live Wednesday morning.Īlison Parker and Adam Ward, a reporter and cameraman for CBS Roanoke affiliate WDBJ-TV, died in the shooting, Parker's mother confirmed to CBS News. The shooting occurred at the Bridgewater Plaza in Franklin County, Virginia, and was aired live during the morning news report. At about 6:45 this morning, two young journalists were shot dead live on air while reporting on an unrelated story.

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