Fired at the suspect striking him. I ran out and seen this man on the ground and an officer on the side. Reporter Michelle Harris said she heard the shots and recorded this video that shows the suspect on the ground. She looked like she had blood on the side of her face. Something did happen but it was so extreme. Reporter neighbors tell abc 7 news the man was a regular in the neighborhood often sleeping wherever he could, sometimes being combative with those who try to get him to move along. Instead of shooting him they could have tasered him or maced him. I dont think what he did was worth his life being taken just by knowing him personally. Reporter demonstrators say they will march from the scene to city hall to protest todays shooting. Todays incident was the sixth officerinvolved shooting in oakland and the fourth fatal one this year. On june 6th officered shot and killed a man four blocks east of the shooting. On august 3 oakland officers shot and killed a man after he wounded a
Straight days of losses, is a rally really on . Fast food friends, burger king offering to komg up with the ultimate burger together. Are you ready for the mcwhopper . Welcome today. This is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. We want to talk about this breaking news in virginia. Youve seen the video, ive seen the video. A local news crew from wdbj ambushed by a gunman as they interview a woman live on television. The video is incredibly disturbing to watch. We arent showing it in its entirety. The victims have been identified now as a 24yearold reporter Alison Parker and 27yearold photo journalist adam ward. To say this is a shocking occurrence is an understatement. We want to get right to justice correspondent pete williams. What do we know . Good morning, savannah. This happened at 6 45 at a shopper center 25 miles southeast of roanoke. The reporter, the one you just identified Alison Parker w
Lets tell you about the victims. 24yearold Allison Parker on the left, 27yearold adam ward on the right. The two reporting from a Shopping Center about 25 miles southeast of roanoke at the time of the shooting, doing a story about tourism. As for the suspect, you see him here, hes been identified as 41yearold vesterly flanagan ii. Hes in very Critical Condition following a self inflicted gunshot wound but he does have a pulse. He used to work at the same tv station under the name bryce williams. He grew up in the bay area. We have several reports on this breaking avny3st. B bob redell and Stephanie Chuang are tracking the local ties. Reporter a suspected gunman is in custody after shooting himself along the side of a road in Northern Virginia. Police say Vester Flanagan allegedly shot and killed a local Television News crew during a morning broadcast. The shooting happened live on cbs affiliate wbdj at 6 45 a. M. This is the broadcast right up to the point of the shooting. Killed in th
Within hours, posted that video to facebook. As police searched for flanagan, investigators say he was live tweeting derogatory remarks about the victim. Late this morning, Virginia State Police Spotted the suspects car on i66, in northern virginia. The sonic ran off the road into the median. When trooper neff approached the vehicle, she found flanagan suffering from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Reporter hours later, flanagan was pronounced dead. As investigators searched for answers, families and coworkers remembered their loved ones. They were special people, and t leo said, would brighten up a esom every morning. As investigators search for a motive, they may get some clues from a 23page manifesto faxed re abc news after the shooting by someone using the name of the suspect. It says flanagan was driven crtly by a recent massacre at a ndack church in south carolina. Back to you. Peggy, thank you. Common to see around here and across the country a tv crew mnng a live report. We ts
Firefighters are up in the air and on the ground putting water on the fire. Ambulances are standing by. Lots of interest in the neighborhood here. I talked with one neighbor who did hear an explosion and then saw a lot of flame. You can see from our live that was jean elle reporting live near the scene at this gas explosion. Apparently we have lost her signal. Again, shes about two blocks from this area, right at the lawrence expressway and point siena avenue, white oak lane. As we told you, a woman apparently a woman, crashed her honda civic into the strip mall. That ruptured a gas line and now theres a fire in the strip mall. We understand one person has been sent to the hospital with smoke inhalation. Were keeping a close eye on this as firefighters try to close down this mall with the fire still going on. We have sent out breaking news alert about the explosion and fire this afternoon. If you want some of those updates on your smartphone, download the nbc bay area app. Chilling and