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Wednesday 26 August 2015 15.47 EDT Two local TV reporters were shot dead in the midst of a live broadcast in Virginia on Wednesday, apparently the victims of an attack perpetrated by a disgruntled former colleague.
Virginia shooting: police say suspected gunman is dead
The shooting occurred around 6.45am local time, in Moneta, near Roanoke, and appeared to have been carefully orchestrated to construct a horrific spectacle that would play out live on TV.
Reporter Alison Parker, 24, and
cameraman, Adam Ward, 27 , were
broadcasting a live interview with an
official from the local chamber of
commerce when there was the sudden sound of gunfire and screams. The camera tumbled to the ground, and producers at the local WDBJ7 news station cut off the broadcast, switching to a shocked-looking anchor in the
studio.
It later emerged that both Parker and Ward died at the scene. The gunman also shot their interviewee, Vicki Gardner, the executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake regional chamber of commerce. Gardner survived and is in stable condition after surgery.
The suspect, Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41 , was a former TV reporter at WDBJ7, who broadcast under the on-air name Bryce Williams. He died several hours after shooting himself.
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