Reporter and cameraman shot dead during live interview

[Sabretooth]

A man who was fired from his job as a television reporter two years ago took revenge against the small-town Virginia news station by executing two of his former coworkers on live television, and then posting disturbing first-person video of the attack on social media.

Viewers of WDBJ, a CBS affiliate in Moneta, Virginia, watched in horror this morning as Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, shot dead 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, on live TV as the two were filming a light-hearted segment at 6:45am.

After carrying out the shocking on-air execution, Ward fled and posted video of the attack on social media while also writing about his grudges against the two young journalists in a Twitter rant.

He also faxed a 23-page manifesto-cum-suicide note to a national news station outlining his motives for the attack, saying he bought the handgun he used following the Charleston Church killings, adding: 'my hollow point bullets have the victims’ initials on them'.

Five hours later, police cornered Flanagan a three hours drive northeast in Fauquier County, Virginia where he shot himself in an attempt to commit suicide. Flanagan initially survived the gunshot wound, but died not long after at approximately 1:30pm

Sometimes we forget how precious life is. R.I.P.

 

[Postman Dave]

Not to cause an argument, but man, those gun laws huh?

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[Fuji Vice]

Obviously a major factor given that basically everyone who's been talking about the shooter says he was a loon. How exactly does a crazy person get a gun? It's incredibly tragic that these two lost their lives but at the same time it's borderline comical that this guy could get a gun in the first place.

 

[bradatar]

Woops