Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. What we learned today about the shooter in yesterdays on air murder of two virginia journalist suggests killing himself may not have been part of the immediate plan. What police found in his car plan may have been planning an e will be rate get away. An inside look at the apartment but as the portrait of his troubled life and work history emerges, if anyone knew he was capable of murder in such a brazen and public way. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk reports. Alison parker and adam ward were part of the family. Reporter it was a very different day. It was yesterday around this time that we went live to Alison Parker and photo journalist adam ward. Reporter with a moment of silence marking the time her colleagues were murdered on live tv. And now it looks like the shooter may have been trying to run. According to documents obtained by nbc, the police searched vester lee flanagans car and
Flanagan accused her of making racist comments but a lawsuit filed was thrown out by a judge last year. In the most violent of ways, flanagan made it clear that he never let it go. Law enforcement officials tell nbc news that flanagan legally purchased two glock handguns last month in virginia and that there was nothing in his record to disqualify him from making that purchase, including no indication that he was mentally unfit to own those guns. Lester . All right. Stephanie, thank you. The family f victim Alison Parker is left grasping for a way to carry on without her in their lives. Her father, you saw him a moment ago overcome with grief at the loss of his daughter. Hes vowing to keep her memory alive and today he made a highly emotional plea when he smoke to nbc news. My heart is broken. I can only take sole st in the fact that she was 24, but she ved a great 24. She had the love of her life with chris hurst and she loved [crying] and she was loved by everyone. My grief, its turn
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. What we learned today about the shooter in yesterdays on air murder of two virginia journalist suggests killing himself may not have the immediate pl in fact, what police found in his car plan may have been planning an elaborate getaway. And now tonight an inside look at the killers apartment but as t portrait of his troubled life and work history emerges, if anyone knew he was capable of murder in such a brazen and public way. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk reports. Alison parker and adam ward were part of the family. Reporter this morning began with the same wdbj anchor Kimberly Mcbroom but it was a very different day. It was yesterday around this time that we went live to Alison Parker and photo journalist adam ward. Reporter with a moment of silence marking the time her colleagues were murdered on live tv. And now it looks like the shooter may have been trying to run. According to
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