Good evening. Im George Stephanopoulos in for david tonight. We want to get right to that deadly shooting in virginia. A gunman targeting two young journalists with cameras rolling, theirs and his. Two journalists killed, another victim expect to survive. The gunman killed himself after a police chase. Well never know why he set out not just to murder but to broadcast the crime on live tv and by filming it himself for social media. Something we wrestled with today, whether to grant the gunman his last wish by playing his video. We will not. Our Team Coverage starts with jim avila. Reporter a live tv interview on local tourism fatally interpreted. No warnings, just bullets followed by screams. After the victims fall, the shooters image briefly captured on camera before he flees. The anchor back in the studio is stunned. I heard a pow, pow, pow and it did not register that it was gunshots. It probably should have but shes doing a little feature at the at the lake. Reporter in the control
Good evening. Im George Stephanopoulos in for david tonight. We want to get right to that deadly shooting in virginia. A gunman targeting two young journalists with cameras rolling, theirs and his. Two journalists killed, another victim expect to survive. The gunman killed himself after a police chase. Well never know why he set out not just to murder but to broadcast the crime on live tv and by filming it himself for social media. Something we wrestled with today, whether to grant the gunman his last wish by playing his video. We will not. Our Team Coverage starts with jim avila. Reporter a live tv interview on local tourism fatally interpreted. No warnings, just bullets followed by screams. After the victims fall, the shooters image briefly captured on camera before he flees. The anchor back in the studio is stunned. I heard a pow, pow, pow and it did not register that it was gunshots. It probably should have but shes doing a little feature at the at the lake. Reporter in the control
Roanoke area. Well have more on their lives in just a minute. State police say they were able to track the alleged shooter up i81 where it hits i 66 which is where a trooper started following him. Bruce leshan picks up the story from his live location which is just off i66 near front royal. Bruce . Reporter yeah, lesli, you know, it was just minutes after troopers started following the troubled reporter that he crashed just the other side of these trees here. All right, guys. Hes got something in his right hand and he reached for something. Reporter the troopers knew that Vester Flanagan was armed and dangerous. His picture from the shooting scene had been flashed around the world. Not yielding. Going to call it as a pursuit call. Copy in pursuit now, subject did not stop. Reporter the pursuit did not last long. 104, shots fired. Comb shots fired. Reporter within minimum copy shots fired. Reporter within minutes troopers heard a gunshot and a crash, although it is still not clear in wh
Join is not in a moment of silence the morning newscast marked 24 hours since two of the stations journalists were killed during a live broadcast. Polo sandoval she was in relationship there remembered as a go getter she was also shot her condition has been upgraded to good her husband was watching when the shooting happened the gunman was a former reporter where were at the rotation or was fired two years ago he later died from a selfinflicted gunshot wound and a 20 page faxon to abc news the rice was a powder keg and his words wedding to go bloom were also learning today than the close to several protest of its previous job in Television News before yesterdays shooting. Mark man who shot the tv news crews connected to bay area is an oakland native and we learn more or child of he went to montero middle school and graduated from Skyline High School or in 1991 he grabbed also should be the he was homecoming princess he went on to attend San Francisco state and at one point he was an in
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