Gunshot wound. Families and coworkers mourn. They were special people, they would brighten up a room every morning. Two people in the prime of their lives, gunned down early in their promising careers. In monday etta, virginia, dave wagner, nbc news. As dave reported there, the general manager of wdbj described Vester Flanagan as an unhappy, angry man who was eventually fired. He had trouble at previous jobs. He sued a former employer of race discrimination 15 years ago. The lawsuit claimed a producer at a tv station called him a monkey. He also claimed a white supervisor called black people lazy. Nbc10 has learned the significant others of both journalists have ties to our area. The reporter who was killed was dating the stations evening news anchor. Hurst is from the philadelphia area, he went to Conestoga High School and attended Temple University. He tweeted this photo today saying, she was the most radiant woman i ever met and for some reason she loved me back. He says the two rec
Tweeted, we were very much in love and we just moved in together. She was in the newsroom when the shooting happened. Kenneth moton, abc news. Today through the connecting power of social media, we are learning more about the victims and the loved ones they leave behind, first to the reporter shot and killed. Allison parker, she had just moved in with her coworker, chris hurst, a philadelphia native, saying we did not share this publically but allison and i were very much in love and i am numb. They were together almost nine months and we wanted to get married and they just celebrated her 24th birthday. He says she was the most radiant woman i had ever met, for some reason she loved me back and she loved her family and loved her parents and brother and we are comforted by everybody at the station, we were a team and i am heart broken for adams fiance. And adam was shot and killed and he was engaged to be married. Melissa ott was from bridgetown, new jersey, and today was the last day o