Parker and ward were shot and killed during a Live Television interview outdoor Shopping Mall near mow net at a, virginia this morning. The woman being interviewed also injured. She is out of surgery and in the hospital. The gunman former employee of the same roanoke tv station where the victims worked drove off from the scene before posting video of himself carrying out the killings on social media. He also apparently fax add manifesto explaining his motives to abc news. After chase the shooter drove off the road, officers found him with a self inflicted gunshot wound. He died at the hospital. We have Team Coverage of this developing story tonight. Chris oconnell looking what may have motivated the gunman we begin with dawn timmeney with the timeline of a morning we wont soon forget. Dawn . We certainly wont, lucy. Tonight we are learning someone claiming to be the shooter fax add 23 page manifesto to abc news which may explain his state of mind this morning. It was turned over to aut
After emergency surgery. The gunman a former employee of the same roanoke tv station where the victims worked drove off from the scene and posted video of himself on social media killing parker and ward. He also faxed a multi page manifesto explaining his motives to abc network news. After a chase he drove off the road, officers found him with a self inflicted gunshot wound. He died at a hospital. We have Team Coverage tonight. Chris oconnell is looking into what may have motivated the gunman but we begin tonight with dawn timmeney for an inn in depth look at a morning that horrified americans everywhere. Dawn . Reporter its really hard to wrap your head around this, iain. To journalists just doing their jobs smiling, neither having any idea of the horror that is about to unfold. It was 6 45 this morning. Reporter Alison Parker and her photographer adam ward of wdbjtv of roanoke, virginia, doing a live interview for their morning show. But today their story shattered by gunfire. As the
Played out on live television. A gunman filled with anger. He described himself as a human powder keg opened fire on two young journalists, reporter Alison Parker and cameraman adam ward of our cbs affiliate in roanoke, virginia. Both were killed. The 41yearold gunman took his own life after a police chase. We wont show you the most graphic part of the shooting but we caution what you will see and hear is disturbing. Jeff pegues begins our coverage. Reporter the gunman posted his own video of the shooting on twitter and facebook. In it, Vester Flanagan is seen approaching the three victims who apparently do not know hes there. He lefts gun once, but then waits. When the photographer turns his camera back to the reporter, flanagan begins to shoot, as many as 14 shots can be heard. Wards camera caught a picture of the gunman as it fell to the ground. Alison parker, and adam ward diedt scene. The person being interviewed, Vicki Gardner of the chamber of commerce, was badly wounded. Police
Writes he was a powder keg in his words waiting to go boom. And the last straw was the recent racially motivated Church Shooting in South Carolina. Were also learning more about the gunman this morning. He grew up in oakland and graduated from sf state in 1959 with a degree in 1995 with a degree in radio and television. He worked it the kpix in the 90s as an intern and production assistant. Anne makovec has more from the newsroom. Reporter people who worked with him more recently describe an angry volatile man. But we are hearing from some of his former friends who say thats not the Vester Flanagan they knew growing up here in the bay area. Some Law Enforcement officers have concerned. Reporter there is flanagan collecting a machine pistol on his reporter resume tape an image that took on new meaning after yesterdays shooting. He grew up in the northeast bay. His father and other relatives still live on the block in vallejo. We spoke with one friend who went to Skyline High School in o
Go getter. Whats especially tragic is not only that he was robbed of his life; this world was robbed of future goals he would have achieved. Reporter the gunman was a former reporter who had worked at the roanoke station but was fired two years ago. Vester flanagan died from a selfinflicted gunshot wound. Police say he sent a video and messages to the media. Many of you have gotten a lot of the correspondence, emails that have been sent out. Its obvious that this gentleman was disturbed in some way. Reporter in a 23page fax sent to abc news, flanagan writes, he was a powder keg in his words waiting to go boom. And the last straw was the recent racially motivated Church Shooting in south carolina. That was Pablo Sandoval reporting. Were learning more about the gunmans history in the bay area. He grew up in oakland and graduated from San Francisco state in 19959 with a degree in radio and television. He worked hear at kpix in the 90s as an intern and then production assistant. Anne makov