alex979 119 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 During a live report this morning around 7:45 AM ET, shots rang out on WDBJ's air. It has now been confirmed that the reporter, Allison Parker, and the cameraman, Adam Ward, have died. The shooter is apparently still on the loose. The video is absolutely chilling. Good lord. http://www.newsleader.com/story/news/local/2015/08/26/reports-shots-disrupt-wdbj-live-shot/32389087/ http://www.roanoke.com/news/crime/bedford_county/two-wdbj-journalists-dead-after-shots-fired-at-bridgewater-plaza/article_67c09161-0109-5228-a554-0d14ffc56d51.html?mode=jqm http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/26/active-shooter-reportedly-attacks-tv-crew-in-virginia/?intcmp=latestnews?cmpid=cmty_twitter_fn Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1916 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 ---------------------------- SPECIAL ADMIN NOTE: DO NOT post or link to the video. Anyone who does so will have their account terminated. I will allow the video to be posted if and when WDBJ decides to release it themselves. ---------------------------- Via CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/26/us/virginia-shooting-wdbj/index.html (CNN)An apparently routine live TV interview went horribly wrong in Virginia on Wednesday morning. Two WDBJ employees -- a reporter and a photographer -- were shot to death while reporting on a feature story Wednesday morning, the CNN affiliate in Virginia reported. They were reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward, the station said. The crew from WDBJ was involved in the shooting during a live interview at Bridgewater Plaza near Moneta. Video circulated on social media showed a WDBJ reporter scream as what appeared to be gunshots were fired. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1232 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Wow. I just got the notification from CNN on my phone. I have goosebumps right now. Absolutely terrible. Hopefully the shooter is apprehended and punished soon. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2416 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 My body is shaking right now, just from hearing this. As a future journalist, I'm very concerned for my safety. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1115 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Warning: The video is absolutely hard to watch. Hell, it's hard to listen to. KYW Newsradio ran the audio as a cut-in this morning and it sounded absolutely horrific. Prayers go out to the families and crew. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133174 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 We showed the video once, before we knew they had died. We are not showing it again. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1566 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 What's even worse was that her fiancé was the producer in the control room and saw it, and it was her last day at the station before moving onto Charlotte, according to what the GM just said on CNN. This is really, truly terrible. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
swillh2k2 203 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 This is awful. I grew up watching the station when I lived in VA in the mid to late '90s. Just plain sad. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133178 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 ---------------------------- SPECIAL ADMIN NOTE: DO NOT post or link to the video. Anyone who does so will have their account terminated. I will allow the video to be posted if and when WDBJ decides to release it themselves. ---------------------------- I wish there was an option to like one post 1,000 times. This terrorist attack (even if it is a rouge shooter, let's not mince words, it IS an act of terrorism) is so shocking, there are no words. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex979 119 Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Parker was in a serious relationship with Chris Hurst, an evening anchor at the station. They were in love, he says. So unbelievably sad. [MEDIA=twitter]636531364356063232[/MEDIA] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I refuse to watch the video. This is absolutely a "nightmare" scenario that came true for many TV folks today. Tragic, awful. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVY 10 Fan 233 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Just speechless after reading about this. Not sure what words could be said that haven't already been stated. The sooner the shooter is caught, the better. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
n925tv 143 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Unconfirmed reports from my local Fox Station and FTVLive, cops are involved in a high speed chase on I-81 with the suspected shooter right now, and it is possibly a disgruntled employee of WDBJ. My deepest thoughts and prayers for Allison and Adam's family and friends, and all at WDBJ. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Warning: The video is absolutely hard to watch. Hell, it's hard to listen to. KYW Newsradio ran the audio as a cut-in this morning and it sounded absolutely horrific. Prayers go out to the families and crew. WMJI's morning hosts Mark Nolan, Jimmy Malone and Chip Kullik (for those who didn't see in "Out and About," Nolan recently joined WOIO as an early evening anchor and has extensive TV news experience) played the audio as well. To call it horrific is an understatement. The entire show crew was shaken deeply. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVY 10 Fan 233 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Unconfirmed reports from my local Fox Station and FTVLive, cops are involved in a high speed chase on I-81 with the suspected shooter right now, and it is possibly a disgruntled employee of WDBJ. Just saw a tweet where Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe suggested that the shooter was a disgruntled employee when it was brought up during the "Ask the Governor" show on WTOP-FM. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Just saw a tweet where Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe suggested that the shooter was a disgruntled employee when it was brought up during the "Ask the Governor" show on WTOP-FM. I heard Gov. McAuliffe say as such (have been streaming WTOP-FM). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1916 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 NYPD has dispatched officers to the NYC stations as a precaution after this morning's events, according to WNBC. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabceyewitness 818 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 NBC New York reports that the NYPD is providing additional security to New York City television crews today "out of an abundance of caution". As we unfortunately know all too well, incidents like this tend to spark copycat crimes in other areas. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1715 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 [MEDIA=twitter]636547192241696768[/MEDIA] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I had been streaming WTOP-FM (remember, WTOP is one of the highest-rated commercial radio stations in the nation's capital!) so I heard Gov. McAuliffe make those remarks matter-of-factly, live on the air. As if this wasn't shocking enough. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexTVandRadio 418 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Just so sad. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 937 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I'm seeing tweets about a couple of stations canceling live shots for the day. There's no reason to do that. Today is no more dangerous than yesterday. Also, KWCH is sending staff to cover WDBJ shifts. Both are Schurz stations. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
n925tv 143 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 The suspected shooter, Vester Lee Flanagan, was a former weekend anchor at WNCT in Greenville, NC many, many years ago. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1566 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 He also went by Bryce Williams and is a former WDBJ reporter. He's now going on a Twitter rant and posted his own video. Really awful stuff. Edit: I had linked to his Twitter before the videos were posted. I apologize if anybody clicked on the link here and saw them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianpr3 178 Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 omg im shaken up i saw the video from that miscreant's feed EDIT: Twitter Feed Suspended Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/14599-breaking-wdbj-reporter-and-photog-shot-and-killed/#findComment-133197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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