The footage begins like any routine live, local news segment, and then you hear gunfire and see the camera fall. What makes this story different and so disturbing is that there is live footage of Parker and Ward being gunned down. Workplace murders made up 9 percent of job-related deaths in 2013. Parker and Ward's murders were recorded on live televisionįlanagan, the alleged shooter, is a former employee of WDBJ-TV, the CBS affiliate where Parker and Ward worked. He reportedly died at the hospital, officials told the Washington Post. Police tracked Flanagan to the side of a highway, where he allegedly tried to flee and shot himself, according to the Guardian. Gardner was also shot, but she's in good condition after an emergency surgery, WDBJ reported. The two journalists died shortly after 6:45 am, according to CBS News. The shooter opened fire during this live spot and then fled the scene. He reportedly died at the hospital.Īlison Parker and Adam Ward were doing a live interview with Vicki Gardner, the head of Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, about the 50th anniversary celebration for Smith Mountain Lake at Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, Virginia, at around 6:45 am Wednesday morning.
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Police said the suspect is a man named Vester Flanagan, who reportedly worked at the same TV station as Parker and Ward.
WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker and videographer Adam Ward were shot and killed on live television early Wednesday morning in Moneta, Virginia.
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