Reporter the first accused Alison Parker of making racist comments. Then that he had filed a complaint. Then questioned her hiring. Reporter they were followed by a similar accusation against her photographer. And most chilling. I filmed the killing. See facebook. A short time later, flanagans car was spotted on an Interstate West of washington, d c. Reporter the killer ended up crashing the car and when police approached, he shot himself. Flanagan was flown to a nova Fairfax Hospital where he died at approximately 1 30 pm today. Reporter this afternoon. The family of the gunman. Vester flanagan. Made this statement quote pam it is with heavy hearts. And deep sadness. That we express our deepest condolences to the families of Alison Parker and adam ward. Pam we are also praying for the recovery of Vicki Gardner. Our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victims families. And the wbdj7 news family. Pam words cannot express the hurt that we feel for the victtims. Our family is a
Audio. Moments after a deadly encounter in oakland. An officer. Frantically calling head multiple times. Good evening im pam moore. We have been following this story since it broke this morning. Force. Attacked while following kron4s scott rates joins us who witnessed the confrontation. There were reporter terrified. The terrified. Check with police that the release the name of the suspect or officer involved in the shooting. Back and play that officer is in the hospital might recovering after some very frightening moments in that neighborhood. This morning. Reporter smartphone video showing the tense moments just seconds after an opd officer opened fire on a man who police say attacked her with a chain in the video you can see the officer who is visibly shaken Still Holding the shots this woman, who calls herself lisa, filmed the video. And says sot i saw a young black man swing a chain at a cop, as soon that oaklands police chief sean whent tells kron 4 his officers responded to an a
Vester flanagan fled the scene after the shooting, 6 45 a. M. At 11 00 a. M. Police found his mustang at the airport where he got into a rented car. A trooper spotted Vester Flanagan on i66. Despite speeding away he crashed minutes later, 190 miles from where he started. Police radio recordings captured what happened next. [ indiscernible ] reporter Vester Flanagan died at the hospital. He already posted his video of the shooting on social media. In a manifesto faxed to abc news Vester Flanagan said anger over the Charleston Church shootings drove him to kill his former colleagues and he said he was the target of Racial Discrimination and bullied at work but wdbj7 disputed the claims. He was looking out for people to say things he could take offense to. He and eventually after many incidents of his anger coming to the for, we dismissed him. Reporter wasnt the first time Vester Flanagan portrayed himself ass a victim. He filed a lawsuit against another station in 2000 alleging Racial Di
Good evening, ill julie haener. And im frank somerville. He was a Television News reporter, but today, he made news for all the wrong reasons. A graduate of bay area state, fired by a television station in roanoke, virginia two years ago. Today he emerged from the shadows and ambushed two former colleagues, as they were carrying out an interview on live television. Were going to begin our coverage, not by talking about the gunman, but by talking about the victims. Reporter three victims were shot, frank. The reporter, the photographer, both killed, and the woman that they were interviewing is in the hospital tonight. Alison parker was doing her job. A routine interview on tourism. Her friend and colleague photographer adam ward was behind the camera. A team who worked closely together, rising stars at wdbj and then as viewers watched on live tv, the gunfire began coworkers, shocked, in horror watched it all. The station general manager later delivered the news. We have determined throu
Black blocked off. Allie rasmus has more. Reporter this area is still closed off to traffic. Even people who live in the area are having to show officers their i. D. S to get past the crime scene tape. The investigation is still ongoing. It started around 8 30 this morning when an Oakland Police officer responded to a call by herself of an assault in the area. Now, police wont say who made the call. They wouldnt grifern us any more information surroundth assault but they say when the officer arrived, the man was outside. A physical confrontation broke out. The suspect struck the officer with a metal object and thats when she discharged her firearm shooting the suspect. He was pronounced deceased by medical personnel. Reporter now, a witness doing some landscaping work outside in this area saw this conflict happen. She told us in spanish that the man used a metal chain to hit the officer in her face and neck. [speaking in spanish] reporter now, the woman told us it was a horrible, distu