hsedin33 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Just a shame. User Actions Follow Chris HurstVerified account@chrishurstwdbj We didn't share this publicly, but @AParkerWDBJ7 and I were very much in love. We just moved in together. I am numb. Chris Hurst Wdbj added 8 new photos. WDBJ anchor was dating Alison Parker · 2 hrs · We didn't share this publicly, but Alison Parker and I were very much in love. We just moved in together. I am numb. We were together almost nine months. It was the best nine months of our lives. We wanted to get married. We just celebrated her 24th birthday. She was the most radiant woman I ever met. And for some reason she loved me back. She loved her family, her parents and her brother. I am comforted by everyone atWDBJ7. We are a family. She worked with Adam every day. They were a team. I am heartbroken for his fiancee. She is our morning show producer. This is unconscionable. But I WILL share her story because it is one full of life, dreams, love and amazing journalism. She just finished working on an incredible special on child abuse and it was fantastic. We will get through this and there will be justice. Your thoughts and prayers mean the world to me. --http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/26/us/virginia-shooting-wdbj/index.html (CNN)Latest developments • Law enforcement confronted Vester Flanagan on Interstate 66 and Flanagan shot himself, officials tell CNN. It is not clear whether he was killed or injured. • ABC News reported that it has received a fax containing a 23-page manifesto from someone named Bryce Williams,the news outlet tweeted. The document has been handed over to investigators, ABC said. • Virginia Tech, photographer Adam Ward's alma mater, said in a statement, "It is shocking and deeply saddening for this community to be again struck by gun violence. We deplore this senseless violence, now seemingly commonplace in our society." • One of Ward's professors, Robert Denton, added, "Adam was a delightful person. He worked hard -- you could tell he loved what he was doing. He wasn't afraid to pitch in and do whatever was necessary for the broadcast. He did whatever was needed with a smile and with grace. He was simply a very nice young man and very professional." Full story Police are seeking a former WDBJ-TV reporter in connection with the shooting deaths of a reporter and photographer on live television Wednesday, a representative of the Augusta County Sheriff's Department said. Vester Flanagan is driving a 2009 gray Ford Mustang, the sheriff's representative said, stopping short of calling Flanagan a suspect. Flanagan worked at WDBJ as a reporter for about a year using the on-air name, Bryce Williams, according to a former WDBJ employee. Flanagan was fired from the station, though the reason was not made public, the ex-employee said. It is believed that Flanagan is still in the Virginia area, a law enforcement source briefed on the search said. Two videos posted on a Twitter account under the name, Bryce Williams, show someone walking up to the WDBJ news crew and pointing a gun at them. Another tweet says, "I filmed the shooting." The Facebook and Twitter account were suspended shortly after the tweets. One of the videos shows the gunman approaching WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward as Parker conducted a routine interview about a local story outside Moneta, Virginia. Ward's back is to the gunman. Parker is in profile, and the interviewee is facing the gunman. The shooter appears to take his time aiming the gun, presenting it and then withdrawing it, before composing the angle of his video. He opens fire on Parker first. Both Parker and the interviewee scream. On air, the audience saw the camera fall to the ground and caught the briefest glimpse of a man who appeared to point a gun toward the downed cameraman. The station cut away to a shocked anchor, Kimberly McBroom, back in the studio. Parker, 24, and photographer Adam Ward, 27, were killed at Bridgewater Plaza near Moneta, the station reported later. Ward's fiancée was in the control room and saw the shooting, WDBJ General Manager Jeff Marks told CNN. The woman being interviewed, Vicki Gardner, executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, was shot in the back and is in surgery, said Barb Nocera, the chamber's special projects manager said. The gunman is believed to have fired six or seven times, Marks said. He remains on the loose. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has joined in the manhunt, while the ATF and FBI are participating in the investigation. Area schools are on lockdown. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe told WTOP radio in Washington that the suspected gunman may be a disgruntled employee of the TV station. Authorities know the identity of the man believed to be the shooter, a law enforcement official told CNN. "We do not know the motive," Marks said. "We do know the Franklin County sheriff ... they are working very diligently to track down both the motive and the person responsible for this terrible crime against two fine journalists," he said during the station's coverage of the shooting. "Our hearts are broken," Marks also said. "We have people walking around here in tears, lots of hugs." McBroom described Parker as a "rock star" and said, "You throw anything at that girl and she could do it." After photographer Adam Ward was shot, he managed to capture a brief image of the suspected gunman. Another journalist at the anchor's desk said Ward was engaged to be married to morning show producer at WDBJ, Melissa Ott, and Ward recently told her, "I'm going to get out of news. I think I'm going to do something else." Ward joined WDBJ in 2011 after graduating from Virginia Tech with a degree in communication and media studies, according to his Facebook page. He enrolled at the university in 2007, the same year a gunman went on a deadly rampage, leaving 32 people dead. In April, days before the eighth anniversary of the campus massacre, Ward changed his Facebook profile photo to an image of the Virginia Tech logo with a black ribbon. Parker was the morning reporter for the Roanoke station and a native of Virginia, having spent most of her life outside Martinsville. She started with WDBJ as an intern, her biography on the station's website says. She previously worked with another CNN affiliate, WCTI-TV, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, near Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. She was a graduate of James Madison University's School of Media Arts and Design in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Chris Hurst, a reporter for the station, tweeted that he and Parker "were very much in love" and had just moved in together after dating nine months, "the best nine months of our lives. We wanted to get married. We just celebrated her 24th birthday." He continued, "She was the most radiant woman I ever met. And for some reason she loved me back. She loved her family, her parents and her brother." Hurst described himself as "numb." Parker and Ward worked together every day, Hurst tweeted. "They were a team. I am heartbroken for his fiancee," he wrote. "You know, you send people into war zones, you send people into dangerous situations and into riots, and you worry that they are going to get hurt. You send somebody out to do a story on tourism and -- how can you expect something like this to happen?" Marks told CNN. A local pastor, "a friend of the newsroom," is at the station, consoling Parker's and Ward's co-workers, he said. CNN's Pamela Brown, Jason Hanna, Lee Smith, Ashley Fantz, Carol Costello, Brian Stelter and Mariano Castillo contributed to this report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Thanks Obama! More guns would have prevented this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Just another sad state of affairs. Some dickwad decides to assuage his hurt feelings with a gun... ...and of course it'll only be a matter of time before the apologists chime in about "knee jerk" reactions and "statistical anomalies"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I just saw this on CBC at work....they showed the whole video. Cameraman shot in back, woman interviewed shot, journalist shot multiple times and shooter took his own life. Honestly. Every day that goes by where I hear of a shooting like this NOT happening in the USA is something I consider an off day. So tragic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Where were the good samaritan vigilantes on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Terrible, clearly a case where mental health was an issue and access to a gun caused the death of two people (possibly a third, as well as the suicide on top of that). So many areas that could really be looked at for improvement in helping prevent or at least reduce these kinds of incidents that happen far too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Here is another most likely mentally ill obviously not terrorist related gun issue not 40 miles from this event. 14 year old schoolboy had almost 30 hostages at gunpoint in a classroom yesterday. Not a terrorist though, just mentally unstable. http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/gun-wielding-schoolboy-holds-29-pupils-and-teacher-hostage-in-classroom-stand-off-with-police-in-west-virginia/ar-BBm7awZ I just don't understand the media's need to vilify some yet excuse others. Tragic events are terrible events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Thanks Obama! More guns would have prevented this! Yeah Obama...Really??? lol Give your head a shake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Thanks Obama! More guns would have prevented this! Obama is powerless to do anything about it and that's the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Well, they did ruin his life, not that it justifies anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I don't know why people are claiming he was probably mentally ill unless there is factual evidence to back that up. Sometimes people just act irrationally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 If only guns were outlawed it would have made this guy not want to kill people. Anyways, the killer uploaded a video on Facebook of him shooting at the three. He initially aimed the gun at the reporter in front of his camera for a good 5 seconds or so without any of the 3 people (interviewer, interviewee, and camera man) noticing, then he fired several terrible shots at the reporter before hitting her, then shot at the camera man and interviewee. Very sad. These three people were out by themselves, obviously none of them aware (excessively concentrated on the interview) or even armed as the guy loudly approached them on the deck, just gave him a quick glance seconds before he whipped his gun out. At minimum, pay attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerridwen Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 If only guns were outlawed it would have made this guy not want to kill people. Anyways, the killer uploaded a video on Facebook of him shooting at the three. He initially aimed the gun at the reporter in front of his camera for a good 5 seconds or so without any of the 3 people (interviewer, interviewee, and camera man) noticing, then he fired several terrible shots at the reporter before hitting her, then shot at the camera man and interviewee. Very sad. These three people were out by themselves, obviously none of them aware (excessively concentrated on the interview) or even armed as the guy loudly approached them on the deck, just gave him a quick glance seconds before he whipped his gun out. At minimum, pay attention. Victim blaming???? Really????? Just when you think some comments can't get any lower.... "These three people were out by themselves, obviously none of them aware (excessively concentrated on the interview) or even armed as the guy loudly approached them on the deck, just gave him a quick glance seconds before he whipped his gun out. At minimum, pay attention." Yeah, 'cause when I'm in the middle of doing my news reporting job, I should be packing a gun or be being overtly aware/cautious of a familiar face I had no reason to suspect of anything. Uh huh, uh huh...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Victim blaming???? Really????? Just when you think some comments can't get any lower.... "These three people were out by themselves, obviously none of them aware (excessively concentrated on the interview) or even armed as the guy loudly approached them on the deck, just gave him a quick glance seconds before he whipped his gun out. At minimum, pay attention." All that dramatization of 4 words and only a size 14 font+underline? Where's my size 50, plus italics and strikethrough? What a disappointment. You're slipping, BB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Victim blaming???? Really????? Just when you think some comments can't get any lower.... "These three people were out by themselves, obviously none of them aware (excessively concentrated on the interview) or even armed as the guy loudly approached them on the deck, just gave him a quick glance seconds before he whipped his gun out. At minimum, pay attention." Yeah, 'cause when I'm in the middle of doing my news reporting job, I'd be packing a gun or being overtly aware of a familiar face I had no reason to suspect of anything. Uh huh, uh huh...... Yeah, that's farked. It is a broken society when you can't even stand outside without the fear of getting shot and it's your fault for not paying attention. And all because they were 'excessively concentrated' on what they were doing lol. What a nation of scared cowards. Maybe Michael Moore has a valid suggestion here: Michael Moore @MMFlint 59m59 minutes ago Modest Proposal: If Congress won't pass gun laws then they should just give Kevlar vests 2 all Americans. Cost: $40B, just 3wks of I/A war$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 He filmed himself....he filmed himself sneaking next to and then behind them pointing the gun at them and then shooting all three....then shot himself. smh...this is not mental illness this is cold calculated murder. *edit, is in critical condition apparently but alive....bring him back and then shoot him. NO jail for animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SN- Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 smh...this is not mental illness this is cold calculated murder. It can be both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugor Hill Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 If only guns were outlawed it would have made this guy not want to kill people. Anyways, the killer uploaded a video on Facebook of him shooting at the three. He initially aimed the gun at the reporter in front of his camera for a good 5 seconds or so without any of the 3 people (interviewer, interviewee, and camera man) noticing, then he fired several terrible shots at the reporter before hitting her, then shot at the camera man and interviewee. Very sad. These three people were out by themselves, obviously none of them aware (excessively concentrated on the interview) or even armed as the guy loudly approached them on the deck, just gave him a quick glance seconds before he whipped his gun out. At minimum, pay attention. I'm sure if the cameraman had a 3rd arm and an extra eye on the back of his head, and a gun, he would've stopped this tragedy by shooting the shooter first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocivus Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 If only guns were outlawed it would have made this guy not want to kill people. Anyways, the killer uploaded a video on Facebook of him shooting at the three. He initially aimed the gun at the reporter in front of his camera for a good 5 seconds or so without any of the 3 people (interviewer, interviewee, and camera man) noticing, then he fired several terrible shots at the reporter before hitting her, then shot at the camera man and interviewee. Very sad. These three people were out by themselves, obviously none of them aware (excessively concentrated on the interview) or even armed as the guy loudly approached them on the deck, just gave him a quick glance seconds before he whipped his gun out. At minimum, pay attention. This is why I'm lead to believe this is another bullcrap psyop. I saw the vid and no one can tell me that the reporter or the interviewee saw him walking up on them, then standing 6 freaking feet away and pointing a gun at them. More fabrication and propaganda to further divide races, gun rights vs. gun control etc and to put more "laws" on gun ownership. Nothing about the video seemed legit to me but hey, according to most in here I'm a tin foil hat-wearing nut for not believing everything that CNN, FOX or MSNBC puts on repeat for 36 hours. Critical thinking and questioning said bye bye a long time ago. Time may prove me wrong as this story goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionized27 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 If only guns were outlawed it would have made this guy not want to kill people. Anyways, the killer uploaded a video on Facebook of him shooting at the three. He initially aimed the gun at the reporter in front of his camera for a good 5 seconds or so without any of the 3 people (interviewer, interviewee, and camera man) noticing, then he fired several terrible shots at the reporter before hitting her, then shot at the camera man and interviewee. Very sad. These three people were out by themselves, obviously none of them aware (excessively concentrated on the interview) or even armed as the guy loudly approached them on the deck, just gave him a quick glance seconds before he whipped his gun out. At minimum, pay attention. Outlaw guns...so only the outlaws are armed. Fantastic solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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