it s tragic. i don t really know what else. i know that i want to do something. i want to help. i just sometimes you don t know what to do. so you pray. you are there. the community church plans to hold a prayer service for alison and adam on sunday at 11:00. church members also gather to pray at the westlake town center last night. a small crowd lit candles and sang songs remembering the victims of the shooting. candles were placed on the grounds in the shape of a heart and people read prayers allowed. we live in a broken world. people who are going to do things that are bad and wrong and it hits home knowing that will happen, but not expecting it to happen in your back yard. more people gathered to pray for vicki gardner, the woman who survived the shooting. the pastor said her friends
alison and miguel. turning attention to the victims of the disturbing act. alison parker and adam ward and vicki gardner, being interviewed for the early morning show. the pair always maintained a cheerful can-do attitude. if i walked in the building in the morning and i saw alison or adam first, i knew i was in for smiles. they had a great attitude. it showed in their work. adam was always willing to do whatever extra was needed. even at the end of the long shift after being up at 3:00 a.m. alison would get involved in any project. she was showing solid growth as a reporter and occasionally as an anchor. now for more on the three victims, let s turn to cnn s victor blackwell, also in roanoke. reporter: alison, miguel,
he led troopers on a cahase. he was dead at the hospital yesterday afternoon. flanigan was fired from wdbj? 2013. the general manager has described him as an unhappy man and difficult to work with. flanigan sent a long manifesto to abc news headquarters over racial bias and mass killings. he described himself as a powder keg ready to go boom. many of you are helping us honor alison and adam. many gathered for a prayer vigil organized by the community church in salem. people said they never thought anything like this could happen. i could not believe it. i cannot believe it. we are all our world is changing a lot. it saddens me.