Were praying for the recovery of vicky gardener. Sometimes, the pressures of life will get to you. Reporter earlier, virgel barker says hes known him since he was a baby and saw no signs of what he would do. Very quiet. Educated. I never seen it coming. Reporter parker grew up in this house, attending skyline high school. A school mate told us he was a popular, out going student, named to the Home Coming Court in 1989. Chris dobb was senior class president when flanagan was a junior. That is unbelievable. He was hapy person, our prom king. And at the time everybody loved him. Reporter after graduating from skyline, he went to San Francisco state and then to kpix. Most recently, working under the name Bryce Williams in roanoke, virginia. Tragedy. Just sad. Sad. I mean, i saw the brief video clips of it. And what happened is just mind blowing. Now, flanagans father lives here in vallejo. Vester flanagan senior played for the Green Bay Packers under vince lombardi. He lives here and a sis
Broadcast center, this is abc7 news. We are all in a state of shock here. You can her people behind us in the news room crying. It is the day i lost the love of my life. A deadly shooting in virginia as cameras rolled. A president arer and photograph a reporter and photographer and third woman injured. The killer is a man who grew up in the bay area. Im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. He was known on air as bryce williams. He grew up in vallejo where his family still lives. We will have more on him in a moment. First his victims, alisof parker, a morning News Reporter and adam ward, a photographer at wdbj, the station where the gunman last worked until he was fired in 2013. Outside that tv station tonight, a tribute. Both beginning new chapters. Ward was engaged to a worker and today was his fiancees last day at work and the couple was moving to north carolina. , paer dated an parker dated an anchor at the station and says the two just moved in together. I told her that losing someone you lo
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Flanagan ii. He killed a reporter and camera man live on the air in virginia today, and hes from the bay area. Flanagan cited the Church Shootings in South Carolina as one motivation for actions today. He described himself as a powder keg, ready to explode. And that is apparently what happened this morning when a reporter and photographer he used to work with were conducting a live interview. This is as much of the video we feel comfortable showing. He is described as a 41yearold disgruntled employee of the station. He shot himself after the pursuit and died a few hours later. Laura anthony is live with reaction from his family. Laura, lets start with you. Reporter that is right, dan. Flanagan lived and worked on the east coast, but he grew up in oakland and still has family here in vallejo. We heard from a very somber family spokesperson. Our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victims families and Wdbj Television station family. Reporter a spokesperson for the family read
Both beginning new chapters. Ward was engaged to a worker and today was his fiancees last day at work and the couple was moving to north carolina. , paer dated an parker dated an anchor at the station and says the two just moved in together. I told her that losing someone you loved as a spouse or as a significant other would be so difficult to have to bear, and yet thats what i have to bear right now. Adam was a goal setter. Whether it was play willing playing for the Salem High School Football Team or going to Virginia Tech or his career he had goals and he achieved them. Coworkers watched as the murders aired live. We are all in a state of shock here. You can hear people be iepped us in the newsroom crying. Vicky gardener, the woman parker was interest interviewing at the time was seriously injured. The gunman had a history of anger over race issues in the workplace. They describe flan pho began as a flanagan about a disgruntled employee. He called the reporters racism, an accusation