Car license plates. Nbcs dave wagner with the latest now from roanoke. Please join us now in a moment of silence. Reporter 24 hours after their colleagues were shot to death, a time of reflection and a moment of silence at roanokes wdbjtv. The performance this staff has been incredible. They cry, they hug and then they get the job done. Reporter 24yearold reporter Alison Parker and 27yearold photographer adam ward were in the middle of a live interview wednesday morning when police say a former reporter, Vester Flanagan, walked up and opened fire. Parker and ward were killed. Vicki gardner, who was being interviewed, was seriously wounded while her husband watched it all unfold on tv. And i immediately tried call her on her cell phone. There was no response. The next time i spoke to her when she called me from the ambulance. Reporter gunman videotaped the shootings himself and posted that video on facebook. Police say after killings, Vester Flanagan faxed 23page suicide note to abc new
For a while, its turned to anger and im relentless and im not going to stop until something happens, because i dont want to see another alison tragedy like this again. Im just not gonna do it. Reporter as a memorial grows outside wdbjtv in roanoke, television stations across the country are showing solidarity through social media, a sad and senseless crime thats hitting close to home. In roanoke, virginia, dave wagner, nbc news. And our david culver was at the scene of that shooting all day yesterday. He is back here in the studio with us dig nothing some of the search warrants for the car that Vester Flanagan was driving. David . Here is that warrant filed just today in Fauquier County. More than a dozen items pulled and documented from vester lee flanagans crashed rental car. We can show where you that pursuit ended on 66. Officers found a glock happened gun with six magazines and added ammunition. Virginia state police also discovered 17 letters with stamps, its unclear right now wh
Report being witnesses to this. The suspect we are told by nbc news, suspected of jumping out of his home depot truck after ramming through people yelling, allahu akbar, and was taken to Bellevue Hospital in new york. There are reports he had some type of faux firearm, a thing that looked like firearm, and there were gunshots. Police shot him, and took him into custody according to our reporting. Our sister station in new york reports the suspect is in the hospital, is expected to survive, but is very much in custody. Not clear whether the suspect was acting alone, whether he had help. We expect an update from investigators, a 5 15 News Conference is scheduled 10, 15 minutes from now. Well bring it to you live when it happens. So, a suspect in custody. At least six dead. At least 15 hurt. This incident in a very busy part of a very busy city lower manhattan. For now, wendy and leon, back to you. All right, thank you, scott. Thank you, scott. And dont go anywhere because our live covera
Overseas. Hes heading to asia this friday. Hell be gone for about two weeks. This is something the president is going to continue watching from the white house. We know that the white house is going to keep watching as well. They are going to continue briefing the president throughout the evening as necessary, and we could expect to hear from him on this sometime tomorrow. Guys, back to you. Blayne alexander, thank you. Bike paths, restaurants, shopping malls, all soft targets. Unprotected places. Packed with people where you and your family are vulnerable. Police protect these places with patrols and extra officers are brought in for events that draw big crowds. Drills are held for emergency workers to practice responding to emergencies at soft targets. Federal, state and local governments worked together to find people plotting attacks, but the best line of defense is often you. If you see something unusual, you should Say Something to police. Our Team Coverage continues [000 01 58;0
Some of this action in norfolk, later on this evening. Still breezy, rainy and cool. Sunshine returns late tomorrow. Here come the 80s by late week. And difficult weekend forecast. Yesterday we were talking about 90 . Right. I dont think so anymore. Youve got our attention, doug, thank you. He caused a day of panic across Montgomery County. Three shot, one killed outside Westfield Montgomery mall, another killed outside an aspen hill Grocery Store. And the man accused of those murders faced a judge to enter a guilty plea. Scott macfarlane has the details. Jillalio toroil entered guilty pleas. He was taken down just across the street. You may recall this footage. Police say he tried to woman and killed the Good Samaritan who was trying to help her. Tordil then drove to an aspen hills giant Grocery Store and killed the woman getting into her car in the parking lot. This happened the day after he killed his wife gladys outside a high school in Prince Georges County. Hes facing a separate