Questions why she cut her trip to the hamptons short. Well watch that today. Politically significant on the political side and any minute microphones on the right side of the screen and watching and waiting for the News Conference from the Franklin Countys sheriff ice up, Fauquier County, with the update on the tragedy that unfoldled on Live Television. A young reporter and cameraman shot and killed in a live broadcast and on a personal note i just wanted to say that. Too often part of my job every day as a journalist is to cover tragedy, but todays news hits close to home. This morning two young journalists were murdered doing what they loved, telling stories within their community, and instead now the loved ones of 24yearold Alison Parker and 27yearold adam ward will not get to see them tomorrow. No weddings, no children, no future careers as journalists. As as someone who started my career in a very small market in virginia just 120 miles up the road from roanoke let me tell you i k
We do not know who the suspect or who the killer is. Reporter Alison Parker, photojournalist adam ward both widely respected. Each deeply in love and on the verge of beginning new lives with the ones they loved. Well focus heavily tonight on those stories. We will also bring you new details about the killer who took his own life. What we wont be doing is turning this hour into his story. Well be mentioning his name and showing his picture as little as possible. His stated motives and violent history matter giving him any further publicity even in death certainly does not. With that we begin with brian todd in this awful timeline. Reporter its 6 45 a. M. Wdbj reporter Alison Parker is giving a live interview. Adam ward is photographing. Then shots ring out. Both parker and ward are hit as well as the woman being interviewed. Wards camera films the shooter, gun raised in the air as he laid dying wards last living act capturing an image of his own murderer. Alison parker, age 24. And adam
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Roanoke City Police say one person was injured during a shooting around 1 this morning on Riverdale Road SE. The condition and identity of the victim have not been released. The shooter is still being sought and no suspects have been identified