Hospital. This gentleman was disturbed in some way, the way things transpired at some point in his life. I would appear things were spiraling out of control. Jeff he sent a 23page letter to abc news saying he was motivated by the racism shown in the recent Charleston Church shooting and expressing admiration for the guantanamo in the Virginia Tech and the columbines many kers. Columbines massacres. The colleagues are forced to mourn as they continue covering the news. We are in a state of shock here. You can hear people behind us in the newsroom crying. Its hard to its really hard to even comprehend. Jeff parkers boyfriend the wdbj evening anchor tweeted the heartbreak and a picture calling alison the most radiant movie he ever met and consoling adam wards fiancee who worked as a producer at the station. I cant tell you much they were loved by the wdbj7 team. They both were in love with other members of the team here. Our hearts are broken. Jeff Vicki Gardner the tourism official who w
Just waiting to go boom. Flanagan had been fired from wdbj 7 two years ago taking the news so badly police had to be called. He was sort of looking out for people to say things that he could take offense to. He and eventually, after many incidents of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him. Reporter nbc news has obtained Court Documents showing adam ward, one of the victims, videotaped part of flanagans violent outburst the day he was fired. For investigators here this hits home. The local sheriff had been watching this mornings broadcast when the shooting happened and had just been interviewed by alison and adam a few weeks ago. Lester . Hallie jackson tonight, thanks. And we are learning a lot more about these two young victims killed. Many of the details coming from their coworkers, friends, and loved ones who watched in horror, then somehow found the strength to report on a tragedy involving their own. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk has that story. Reporter Alison Parker and adam ward
He and eventually after many incidents of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him. And he did not take that well. We had to call the police to escort him from the building. Reporter after the shooting, flanagan went on a rant on the shooting. See facebook. And he accused the reporter and cameraman of racism. Adam went to Human Resources on me after working with me one time. They hired her after that. Eeoc report filed. Alson made racist comments. The station manager says all of the allegations were investigated and it was determined that his complaints were unfounded. Now authorities are saying that flanagan sent a 23page fax to abc network this morning about two hours after the shooting saying that he had shot two people and that police were after him. Now, he also said that it was the recent mass Church Shooting in South Carolina that triggered his carnage today. Were going to have more for you coming up at 6 00. The woman from the chamber of commerce who was wounded is said t
Gonzales he is is live with more on the shocking developments. Good afternoon, we are waiting for more details, Law Enforcement tells abc news that the manhunt is over for the killer of two young journalists and there was no warning, a smiling reporter on the air doing her last live report of the morning. Gunned down along with her camera man, colleagues and viewers and other local news team in heart broken horror police rushing to the scene finding Allison Parker and adam ward dead. Police looking for the killer believed to be a former disgruntled employee of the news station where people are mourning today. We are in shock, can you hear people in the newsroom crying, its hard to even comprehend and we cover them all the time. Its tough covering it when you dont know the people and when its two of your own and so young. Ward was 27 years old and just that morning wbdj was celebrating her last day on the job because the couple planned to move on start a new life together. It was a day
Tweeted, we were very much in love and we just moved in together. She was in the newsroom when the shooting happened. Kenneth moton, abc news. Today through the connecting power of social media, we are learning more about the victims and the loved ones they leave behind, first to the reporter shot and killed. Allison parker, she had just moved in with her coworker, chris hurst, a philadelphia native, saying we did not share this publically but allison and i were very much in love and i am numb. They were together almost nine months and we wanted to get married and they just celebrated her 24th birthday. He says she was the most radiant woman i had ever met, for some reason she loved me back and she loved her family and loved her parents and brother and we are comforted by everybody at the station, we were a team and i am heart broken for adams fiance. And adam was shot and killed and he was engaged to be married. Melissa ott was from bridgetown, new jersey, and today was the last day o