Virginia Shooting : Gunman shot himself after killing journalists on air

1,168 views · Published 27 August 2015 · 1:29 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Oneindia News · 2015 · News & Politics

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A morning television news team in Roanoke, Virginia, was shot and killed Wednesday while reporting from the Bridgewater Plaza in Smith Mountain Lake. The shooter named Vester Flanagan, later turned the gun on himself while on a highway in the area. Alison Parker, 24 years old and a morning reporter for WDBJ7, and Adam Ward, 27, a member of the crew, were killed. The gunmen was said to be disturbed.

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