Police have told employees of the station to stay inside the building as long as the suspect is on the loose. The shopping mall where the incident happened is just off Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, about 25 miles southeast of Roanoke. The station is based in Roanoke, Virginia, and serves the southwest and central part of the state. “He did live shots during our morning show for several years.” He pretty much was available to do anything that we asked,” Morgan said. Ward, 27, graduated from Virginia Tech University and was engaged to a producer at the station, Melissa Ott, said WDBJ spokesman Mike Morgan. Hurst said they hadn’t shared their relationship publicly but “were very much in love.” He said they had just moved in together and wanted to get married. She was an avid kayaker and attended community theater events in her spare time. According to her Facebook page, Parker spent most of her life outside Martinsville, Virginia. She attended James Madison University, where she was the editor of the school’s newspaper, The Breeze. She had just completed a special report on child abuse at the station, where she had worked as an intern. Gardner also was wounded.īoth the victims were romantically involved with other employees at the station, according to Parker’s boyfriend, WDBJ anchor Chris Hurst. at Bridgewater Plaza in Franklin County, as Parker interviewed Vicki Gardner about the upcoming 50th anniversary festivities for Smith Mountain Lake, a local tourism destination.
“They’re right behind him,” he said during an appearance on WTOP-FM’s “Ask the Governor” Wednesday morning.įederal law enforcement was assisting, and federal officials said there was no indication of a connection to terrorism. Law enforcement personnel were in hot pursuit, with multiple vehicles following him closely down Interstate 64 at one point. The suspect is Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, of Roanoke, said Becky Coyner with dispatch and records at the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. We will of course let you know as soon as we find out what those sounds were from.” The station quickly switched back to a shot of the anchor back at the station, her eyes large and jaw dropping as she said, “OK, not sure what happened there. 26, 2015, when a gunman opened fire during a live on-air interview in Moneta, Virginia | AP Photo courtesy of WDBJ-TV7, St. Screenshot from WDBJ-TV7, in Roanoke, Va., shows reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward. Adam Ward’s camera captured a fleeting image, including the face, of a man holding a handgun. She screamed, ran and could be heard saying “Oh my God,” as she too was shot. Reporter Alison Parker was interviewing an economic development official about local tourism as eight shots rang out. As the camera fell to the ground, it captured a glimpse of the shooter, who was being chased by police.
(AP) - A television reporter and cameraman were shot to death on live television Wednesday in Virginia by a gunman described as a disgruntled station employee. The man recorded himself carrying out the killings and posted the video on social media as he fled the scene, prior to being found.
He was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, state police said.
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UPDATE - 12:15 p.m: A man believed to be the suspect later crashed a vehicle, and pursuing troopers found him suffering from a gunshot wound.
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