Others, thinking about those two young journalists on the air. Alison parker and adam ward were known at their station as the a team, both of them just a few years into their careers. Vicki gardner shot while being interviewed is hospitalized in stable condition. Last night, candlelight vigils held to honor and remember the victims. Abcs Kenneth Moton has more from moneta, virginia. Kenneth, good morning. Reporter good morning. You can see behind me Virginia State police are still watching over the scene because the investigation will continue. Meanwhile, this community is honoring the fallen journalists who had Bright Futures ahead. Late into the night investigators searched for clues and answers at the home of the man accused of gunning down two roanoke, virginia, journalists on live television. It did not register it was gunshots. It probably should have, but shes doing a feature story. Reporter wdbj reporter Alison Parker and the man behind the camera, adam ward were in the middle of a live interview when Vester Flanagan opened fire. The news crew was killed. The woman they were interviewing Vicki Gardner seriously injured. Flanagan was later captured after a crash and died from a selfinflicted gunshot wound. At some point in his life it would appear things were spiraling out of control. Reporter the 41yearold who went by Bryce Williams on the air had a history of workplace problems, bouncing around from station to station over the years alleging Racial Discrimination and sexual harassment. In a rambling manifesto sent to abc news after the shootings he wrote why did i do it . The Church Shooting in charleston was the Tipping Point but my anger has been building steadily. Ive been a human powder keg for awhile just waiting to go boom. Memorials and prayer vigils took over the community. 27yearold ward was engaged to marry a producer at a station who happened to be in the control room at the moment of the shooting. Parker just 24 years old was in love with her boyfriend, wdbj anchor krirs hurst. Today i lost the love of my love and it was not slow but it was incredibly painful and it was immediate. Reporter the shooter posted video of the attack online and went on a twitter rant about his victims. The police have that evidence, which has been removed from social media and replaced with support from fellow journalists tweeting the westandwithwdbj. So incredible just how calculated auld of this was. What else are relearning about the victims this morning . Reporter well, we understand this ward and this parker, they were just incredible human beings and incredible journalists. Just obviously very young in their profession. They wanted to do so much. We understand ward, the cameraman, was his fiancee who was a producer at the tv station tragically in that control room when the shooting happened. It was her last day yesterday and they were days or weeks away from moving down to another tv station so they could start a life together. They wanted to get married. Also parker, she, her boyfriend was actually an anchor at the station as weve mentioned as weve reported and they also wanted to get married. The anchor actually tweeted they just moved in together. They were not open with that are relationship but very much in love. Kenneth moton live in moneta, virginia. Kenneth kenneth, thank you. The father of Alison Parker says his family is dealing with unbearable grief. Even so, hes vowing action. In an interview with fox news, andy parker said hes ready to campaign for gun control. Im not going to let this this issue drop. This is, you know, weve got to do something about crazy people getting guns. This is not the last youve heard of me. I got this is something that is alisons legacy that i want to make happen. Parker went on to say hes going to shame legislators into doing something about closeing loopholes and background checks. He says hes already spoken to virginias governor who is a gun control advocate and really what else can you do as a parent when something tragic like this happens other than do everything you can to make sure your daughter doesnt die in vine. The guy she loved with all her heart, the last text that alison you see there sent to her boyfriend was good night, sweet boy. Just a short time before she was senselessly killed. With them. Stay with abc news for the latest on the virginia shooting and later on america this morning. More on the suspect and the letter sent to abc news, plus, Live Team Coverage later on Good Morning America. Well, a Police Officer responding to an emergency call in louisiana is dead. He is the second officer killed alone. 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We know the gunman was fired by tv stations at least twice causing problems with other employees and Authorities Say he had a clear plan for yesterdays attack and how he was going to spread the word. Thousand theyre piecing together his clearly troubled loov life. More now from abcs pierre thomas. Reporter Vester Flanagan was known as Bryce Williams. Here he is in one of his stories holding a gun, a man slowly descending toward madness. He targeted a Television Crew when they were most vulnerable. You have an individual, a journalist by trade who not only carried out a workplace attack but used the tools of his trade to communicate about that attack. Reporter a man identifying himself as flanagan faxed what he called a suicide note to abc news that shows a deeply angry man laying out his grievances noting that he had been fired from the station of the murdered Television Crew. Flanagan expresses admiration for mass murders specifically the columbine killers and the Virginia Tech shooter whom he said he personally knew. Pierre thomas, abc news, washington. And do stay with us here at abc news for the latest on the shooting. Robin roberts will speak with killed. Thats coming up on Good Morning America. The faa is investigating a scare involving an Allegiant Air flight. A plane taking off from las vegas started lifting off and nose wheel off the ground before hitting the right speed. The alarmed pilots fighting against the planes controls couldnt push the nose back down. They had to abort the takeoff. The airline says that a part of the plane malfunctioned and they are now inspecting every plane in its fleet. There is nothing more frustrating than coming bang to where you parked your car and seeing that its about to be towed. So this florida driver tried to do something about it. Fighting the tow truck tooth and nail. 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