Suspect in slaying of two TV station employees in SW Virginia shoots himself ... - Washington Post
[Updated: Terror in Roanoke as journalists fatally shot on live television by angry former colleague ]. The suspect in the fatal shooting of two television journalists during a live broadcast in Southwest Virginia died Wednesday afternoon at a... Authorities say Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, of Roanoke — who also goes by the name Bryce Williams — shot and killed television reporter Alison Parker, 24, and Adam Ward, 27, a cameraman, videographer and photographer, as they were doing a live... A third shooting victim, Vicki Gardner, who was being interviewed by Parker, was treated at a Roanoke hospital. At an afternoon news conference, authorities said they are still trying to figure out the exact motive for the shooting and how Flanagan knew the two would be broadcasting live from that location. As for the victims, Overton said Parker and Ward were well-known in the community: “They grew up in this area. Officials said they are not sure that Ward and Parker even knew Flanagan was there before the shooting began. They also said they believe Flanagan sent a lengthy, multi-page fax to a national news organization in New York about the incident and that investigators now have a copy of it. Source: www.washingtonpost.com
