It is with extreme sadness that we report WDBJ7's Alison Parker and Adam Ward were killed in an attack this morning. http://t.co/oC9s4vLJXV
— WDBJ7 (@WDBJ7) August 26, 2015
We love you, Alison and Adam. pic.twitter.com/hLSzQi06XE
— WDBJ7 (@WDBJ7) August 26, 2015
MONETA, Va. (Aug. 26, 2015) – A reporter and photographer from a TV news station in Roanoke, Va., were shot and killed during a live news interview on Wednesday morning.
The shooting occurred at Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Virginia. WDBJ confirmed the deaths on Wednesday.
During a live interview at Bridgewater Plaza, approximately eight gunshots are heard as a reporter is seen interviewing someone on-screen. The camera then drops to the ground and the broadcast cuts back to the anchor desk.
The video captures an image of the what’s believed to be the suspected shooter before it cuts away. WDBJ tweeted out that they are trying to figure out what happened and that law enforcement is on scene.
Authorities from Bedford County, Franklin County and Virginia State Police have responded.
This situation is currently ongoing and we will post updates as soon as they become available.
JUST IN: Vicki Gardner, who was subject of WDBJ interview, was shot in the back and is in surgery - http://t.co/IP4t8qbLb2
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 26, 2015
Murdered Cameraman's Fiancée Was in Control Room, Watched Shooting Live http://t.co/bHoh5phLXi (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/Lwbqg4K5Gx
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 26, 2015
UPDATE: Shooter is station's ex-employee.
(Reuters) Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe said the suspected shooter of two television journalists on air Wednesday morning has been identified and appears to be a disgruntled former employee from the station, local media reported.
The suspect is being pursued, a CBS News affiliate in Richmond, Virginia, and Washington-based WTOP radio said. WTVR, the CBS station, said the suspect was in a vehicle being chased by police.
Shooting suspect Vester L. Flanagan aka Bryce Williams. Per CNN. pic.twitter.com/QXUPIhTI1n
— John Nolte (@NolteNC) August 26, 2015
The suspect is Vester Lee Flanagan, a light-skinned black man who is 6-feet-3-inches tall and weighs about 250 pounds, according to the Augusta County Sheriff's Office.
