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
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Fox 29 news hd brought to you by x finity the future of awesome. Right now at 10 00, coming together by candlelight. Grieving a young reporter and photographer murdered on life tv. I cannot tell you how much they were loved allison and ad adam. In his own chilling words, why the shooter stalk his former coworkers as people from nearby and far away share the pain of such a public loss. The tributes pouring in tonight from around the world for reporter Allison Parker and photographer adam ward targeted shot and killed during a routine tv interview this morning. The gunman a troubled former coworker. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. Wdbjs general manager says no one had heard from Vester Flanagan since police he is cored him off the property two years ago until today. Allison park concern adam ward were life outdoor Shopping Mall this morning near mow net at a, virginia when flanagan walked up and started shooting. The woman being interviewed also hit but survived. Flanagan too
Tv interview this morning. The gunman a troubled former coworker. Good evening, im lucy noland. Im iain page. Wdbjs general manager says no one had heard from Vester Flanagan since police he is cored him off the property two years ago until today. Allison park concern adam ward were life outdoor Shopping Mall this morning near mow net at a, virginia when flanagan walked up and started shooting. The woman being interviewed also hit but survived. Flanagan took off later leading police on chase along a virginia interstate before turning the gun on himself. We have Live Team Coverage tonight. We begin with Chris Oconnell with what the gunman himself let up to this mornings shooting. Reporter we are getting clear picture tonight hooves that are flanagan was and the troubles leading up to the double murder suicide broadcast this morning on Live Television. The 41yearold called himself a human powder keg ready to go boom. Before filming himself gunning down his former coworkers in carefully c
They see. A marvelous story tell we are so much promise storyteller with so much promise ahead of her who just happened to love me back. Thank you for joining us. Im derek mcginty. Im jan jeffcoat. It is a story still sending shock waves across the community of roanoke, virginia, a tv reporter and cameraman gunned down live on the morning news, the gunman a former co worker. We have live team coverage. Ellison barber is live with how the lives of the victims are being remembered, but we begin first in roanoke where Garrett Haake has the latest on the investigation. Reporter tonight the eyes of the world are on this television station in roanoke, virginia. Inside right now theyre producing a newscast in memory of two colleagues executed today in cold blood. Folks, these are great people and this is a close community. Reporter outside the gates of wdbj tonight Community Members gathered to remember journalists who felt like family members. Roanoke is a very small knit community and our w