reporter named alison parker. they were that kind of close as friends. first one there after your dad dies close. and early this morning when alison parker was shot and killed, as she was reporting a story live on the air at wdbj, it was her friend kimberly mcbroom who was in the anchor chair who was watching, live, shocked. we won t show anything graphic here. we do not need to broadcast murder, especially one that the murderer wanted to be broadcast. but this was the live interview that alison parker was doing when she was shot and killed this morning. because it was a live shot, her dear friend and colleague who was anchoring this morning s broadcast from the studio, and everybody else watching the newscast at home, everybody saw the crime as it happened. confused and stunned and fearing the worst and not understanding.
her cameraman adam ward you a also killed of he was just engaged and planning his wedding to another employee at wdbj. a third victim of the shooting today was the woman being interviewed on the air. her name is vicki gardener, a local fwl the claim better of commerce. she s survived. she went through surgery today and she is expected to recover from her injuries. wed we know the gunman was a former employee. it is clear he discussed the shooting publicly. it is clear he was intent on carrying out this attack in a way that made it as made for tv as possible. he not only committed the murder on live television, he also filmed the attack himself and posted the resulting video on facebook. we will not be showing any of that tonight. i don t want him to help him do what he wanted tooted. this terrible story was the national news story today, understandably for all the obvious reasons. it is also the national news
reporter named alson parker. they were that kind of close as friends. first one there after your dad dies close. and early this morning when alson parker was shot and killed, as she was reporting a story live on the air at wdbj, it was her friend kimberly mcbroom who was in the anchor chair who was watching, live, shocked. we won t show anything graphic here. we do not need to broadcast murder, especially one that the murderer wanted to be broadcast. but this was the live interview that alison parker was doing when she was shot and killed this morning. because it was a live shot, her dear friend and colleague who was anchoring this morning s broadcast from the studio, and everybody else watching the newscast at home, everybody saw the crime as it happened. confused and stunned and fearing the worst and not understanding. alison park he, 24 years old when she was killed today.
alison parker, 24 years old when she was killed today. her cameraman adam ward you a also killed of he was just engaged and planning his wedding to another employee at wdbj. a third victim of the shooting today was the woman being interviewed on the air. her name is vicki gardener, a local official with the chamber of commerce. she s survived. she went through surgery today and she is expected to recover from her injuries. we know the gunman was a former employee. it is clear he discussed the shooting publicly. it is clear he was intent on carrying out this attack in a way that made it as made for tv as possible. he not only committed the murder on live television, he also filmed the attack himself and posted the resulting video on facebook. we will not be showing any of that tonight. i don t want to help him do what he wanted tooted. this terrible story was the national news story today, understandably for all the
obvious reasons. it is also the national news story that that local news station wdbj will to cover while being at the center of it. they had to first report the news here and then grieve publicly, all in real-time. all on live television. we are following breaking news this morning. news that has affected our wdbj family very deeply. our morning crew was live this morning at smith mountain lake when shots were fired at 6:45. kim, it is my very, very sad duty to report that we have determined through the help of the police and our employees that alison and adam died this morning shortly after 6:45 when the shots rang out. the gunman, state police, the suspected gunman, the virginia state police caught up with on instate 66 in fauquier county, a former employee who was let go two years ago whose legal name