I want to express my condolences for their loss this morning, we know this is a very difficult situation to manage both professionally and personally. Meanwhile, the gunman vester flannigan was black and complained of racial bias and said he was angry and difficult to work with, what is why he was eventually fired. Walter perez is live in the action news Satellite Center with more on the story tonight. Reporter rick, as you mentioned the suspect is described as a 41yearold man angry and difficult to work with, they are stribed as tal ened young people with bright futures, murdered for no reason. Allison parker and adam ward are being remembered as hard working and smart, two young people doing what they love to do. Im Allison Parker and adam ward and i are putting the final touches on our special report. Adam was a go to employee way big heart and allison was is the type of person you never forget. She was exub on the morning broadcast. Adam wards fiance is melissa ott who hails from g
With and looking for people to say things he could take offense to. In the managers words, we dismissed him. Walter perez is in the satellite sender and both victims were involved in relationships with people from this area. Tv news a Small Business and from the Delaware Valley to virginia and across the country, many people are mourning this hideous crime. They were living out their dreams as tv journalists. Im Allison Parker now photo journalist, adam ward and 24yearold reporter, Allison Parker are being remembered as hard working and lots of fun, wdbj general manager, marks says parker is the type of woman you dont forget. She was exuberant on the morning news and her personality came through and we are learning more about local ties. Adam ward was engaged to producer melissa ott who hails from gibbs town, Gloucester County and did a tv internship in philadelphia before getting the job in roanoke. She was watching the show from the newsroom. Allison parker meanwhile, was in a relati
A gruesome ambush that unfolded around 6 45 a. M. This morning as wdbj, near the end of its morning newscast. The news crew was conducting an onair interview, something they do every morning, at a Shopping Center in moneta, outside of roanoke, when the gunman attacked, firing off, again, at least eight rounds that shooter was tracked to the north and was eventually found off of i66 in Fauquier County suffering from a gunshot wound. We have Live Team Coverage for you at both locations this evening. We begin with david culver and the latest from investigators in roanoke. David . Reporter jim behind me, you can see a very active scene several hours after that attack, as you mentioned, captured live on tv. This is the plaza, a scenic place that overlooked Smith Mountain lake. The sheriff, we just heard from him a short time ago, the sheriff in Franklin County, pointing out how close knit a community this s he recently done a similar live interview with the reporter Alison Parker and photog
In this area, they were part of our community. Reporter the woman they were interviewing, vicki gardner, rushed to the hospital, where she remains in stable condition. Parker and ward died. Colleagues at the roanoke cbs affiliate where they worked, devastated. Parker is described as an ambitious reporter. Anchor chris hurst tweeted, we were together almost nine months, it was the best nine months of our lives. We wanted to get married. We just celebrate 24erd 4th birthday. Ward was engaged to a producer at the station. They were set to move to charlotte, where his fiancee had just got an new job. As you saw in that story, the press conference has reporters from all over the nation, i want to show you here what is going on along the side of the road here. You have just as many reporters, dozens and dozens of reporters here, the one reporters not missing not here, missing at this house, wdvj 7, they are not out here and i turned to one of my colleagues at the local affiliate here in the
Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We have reported so many senseless acts of violence but never have we seen tun fold on Live Television as we did in roanoke virginia this morning. Two young journalists murdered and a woman they were interviewing injured in a hail of bullets by a man with a gun in one hand and a rolling video camera in the other. Anyone who saw it live or later on the internet has been left shaken to the core. And yes, it hits close to home. Were going to be very careful about what images we show you tonight as we take you through what happened, describe the killers twisted social media postings and tell you about the lives he took or left shattered. Lets begin with nbcs hallie jackson. Reporter a Live Television interview that started like any other ended in horror. Gunshots, screams, then silence. The broadcast quickly cutting to a stunned anchor. Okay. Not s