williams. he was described as an angry employee. >> we thought it was best if he left the company. he did but not happily. he had to get assistance from the police to get him out of here. >> reporter: a growing memorial outside wdbj is focused on the lives of parker and ward. late wednesday, the community mourned their loss together. a station used to covering the news, now the center of a tragic story of its own. that woman being intersued at the time of the shooting was also hit. she is now in stable condition. meanwhile, scholarships are being established in the name of parker and ward, a way to pay tribute to theewo lost lives. >> sarah, thank you very much. >>> family and friends still trying to come to grips with the loss of alison parker and adam ward, they're described as ou-getters as you heard the general manager of that station say wha who were dedicated to their jobs. she had recently moved in with her co-worker and boyfriend, chris hearst. they celebratev her 24th birthday. hearst

chief of police william h. parker. >> the courage that these rioters possess is based upon the continuous attacks by their civil rights organization of police and the police brutality. and the attempt of the police to accommodate the situation that gave them the sense that we have these people on the run now. we don't have to really fair the police very much because they're in a defensive position. now, in addition to that you have what i call this political pandering where they are constantly trying to reach these groups for political balance of power by catering to emotions. you're dislocated, you're abused because of your color. you are world pressed. you haven't been given the share of materialistic things you're entitled to. you're trying to convince them you're not well off, i'm going to do something for you. i'm going to raise you out of this to a position of economic affluence. and of course these people in our present system are not able to do it unless someone just hands it to him. negro leaders agree

chief of police william parker. >> you write of the kurds of these riot -- write of the courage of these rioters. and the attempt of the police to accommodate the situation that give the sense we have these people on the run now. defensive are in a position. in addition, you have what i call this political pandering. they are constantly trying to reach these groups or political balance of power by catering to their emotions. you are dislocated. you are abused because of your color. your progenitors were oppressed. you have not been given the share of materialistic things you are entitled to. you are trying to convince them i want to do something for you. i am going to raise you out of this position of post-slavery to a position of economic of fluency. of course, many people in our present system, are not in the position to become affluent unless someone just hands it to them. many negro leaders agree with me that los angeles is the finest place in the world for the negro , because he has the greatest opportunity here on a broad basis, then he will anywhere else in the world. you have thi

he appears on the air as bryce williams. allison parker, a television reporter and cameraman adam ward were shot to death on live television allegedly by flanagan, who was disscribed as a disgruntled employee. he a apparently posted video of the shooting on twitter and facebook. >>> iran has a missile to improve its deterrence power. iranian tv providing video of an exercise demonstration of the missile. >>> food maker kraft heinz is recalling turkey bacon. the bacon produced between may 31 and august 6 of 2015. the company saying the bacon may spoil. >>> and amazon expanding prime delivery service to its home town of seattle. adding alcohol to the list. seattle is the first u.s. city to get the service. london got it back in june. >>> that's the cnbc news update. michelle, back to you. >> let's take a look at the markets right now. we're at new session lows. we're still higher, but we're less than 1% higher. so we're doing a fade similar to what we saw yesterday. except it feels like it's coming earlier in the day. let's se

he names house judiciary chairman bob goodlatte and virginia state senators john edwards and william stanley. parker writes -- >>> a driver attacked a woman inside a cab when they got to highland place northwest. investigators say he was driving a red and black cab on sunday morning. >>> a montgomery county school bus driver got a ticket on the first day of school. police say the driver failed to control the speed of the bus this morning and it rear ended another school bus on falls road in potomac. students were on board at the time. more than a dozen of them were checked out at the scene. no one was seriously hurt. both buses were on the way to winston churchill high school. >>> right now, you have probably seen this all over social media, that huge shakeup at the quarterback spot for the redskins. jailson pugh just got back from the park. jailson, just to be clear, this has nothing to do with rg3's concussion, right? >> head coach jay gruden told me that this had nothing do with the concussion at rg3 but made the change in the quarterback position because of kirk's performance at

he culled reporter alison parker and photographer adam ward and injured the woman who parker was interviewing. williams was a former reporter for that station. police chased him on a virginia highway where they say he turn the gun on himself. he later died at the hospital. we will continue to stay on top of this story and bring you any updates on our website. just head to fox 29.com and look for the latest right there on our home page. >>> to a developing story in mantua two gunman shot a 10-year-old girl at a play ground. she is one of three people injured in that shooting. it happened near a corner story at 39th popular. police are after the two men who sprayed the busy neighborhood block with more than 20 bullets. >> these guys, they don't have no sense of scruple about them at all. you know, they -- instead of a lot of times when they get in can i any kind of confrontation with each other, instead of trying to settle it, you know, in the courts or otherwise they have to use a weapon. i don't understand this. >> all three victims are in stable condition at hospitals. >>> now to west philad

flanagan, known on air as bryce williams, gunned down alison parker and cameraman adam ward during a live interview yesterday morning. he later killed himself. wdbj's morning team was back on the air this morning. members struggled with their emotions as they paused to remember their colleagues. >> please join us now in a moment of silence. >> reporter: morning anchor kim mcbroom says it's difficult to move on. >> that's the only thing we can do is just go forward and -- and tell their story and hopefully this never happens to anybody ever again. >> reporter: wdbj's staff stood united behind general manager jeff marks, who told reporters about how flanagan had to be removed from the building by police when he was terminated in 2013. >> on the way out, he handed a wooden cross to the news director who was at that time dan dennison and he said you'll need this. he made a derogatory comment to adam ward who died yesterday. >> reporter: flanagan had been fired from other jobs but wdbj says it had only received positive references when he applied. police say he became a person of interest

he killed wdbj reporter alison parker and photographer adam ward, and injured the woman who parker was interviewing. williams was former reporter for that station. police chased him on a virginia highway where they say he turned the gun on himself. he died later at the hospital. social media with a cents playing a big part in this horrific attack. gunman documented everything and posted it on line after fleeing the scene. >> this evidently is the disturbing trend that's developing in some say quickly becoming a norm with these types of attacks. experts warn we could see more incident just like the one we saw yesterday. >> somebody else might want to copy. >> this you know the bleed is pretty ready target. i mean, injuries going on all the time. media people traveling all the time, moving around, can often become a focus of anger. >> the gunman alleged that other employees made richly tinged come don't him. even filed eeoc claims but all dismissed. but experts call it aggression theory, frustration builds and builds and builds until sometime eventually it comes out in a unhealthy way. >

he killed wdbj reporter alibi son parker and photographer adam ward and injured the woman who parker was interviewing. williams was a former reporter at that station. police chased him on a have a is a highway where they say he turn the gun on himself. he later died at the hospital. coming up at 5:15 arc closer look at the role social media is now playing in crimes like these. we'll talk to a psychologist about what happened today and the mind set of the shooter. we of course will continue to stay on top of this story and bring you any updates on our website. just head to myfoxphilly.com and look for the latest right there on the home page. >>> hundreds of pages of documents unsealed by the highest court in pennsylvania. all relating to the criminal charges against attorney general kathleen kane. the high-level conspiracy she says it revealed. plus how simple sign and kindness from stranger gave new life to woman who was losing her seven year battle with kidney disease. >> a woman struck by lightning. she says it came right through her cable box. what she says she was doing at the ti

as we learn more of the shooter identified as vester lee flanagan a firm reporter who went by bryce williams on tv and worked with parker and ward at the same station physical he was fired two years ago. >> eventually after many incidents of his anger coming to the forefront we dismissed him he did not take that well. >> the 41-year-old with a history of work-place problems, passed a suicide note to abc on the morning of the shooting claiming he was a victim of racism and sexual hard raiment saying he was a human powder keg waiting to go boom. on the run from police, vester lee flanagan shot and killed himself after posting the video of shooting he recorded on social media. abc is not showing the video. >> the family of allison parker said she was a rockstar reporter who loved whitewater kayaking and dark television characterers and always wearing a smile. >> she would text me right now saying, dad, what did you think of my story? what did you think of it? i'm never going to hear that again. she was so loved by all. and...my heart is broken. >> her boyfriend and co-worker at wdbj also talked

this is where bryce williams, vester flanagan. he is the suspect of a murders of alison parker and adam ward who were doing their job when about this were shot and killed in a live report. vester flanagan, known on air as bryce williams, a reporter seemed to have a pattern of filing racial discrimination suits in many of the places he worked. the two suits i am aware of were dismissed by the courts and equal opportunity commission. vester flanagan took the chip that was on his shoulder and carried it this morning when he opened fire police say against two other individuals. we are awaiting a new's conference from franklin county. authorities are briefing us on the latest of the investigation 13 minutes from now. peter doocey is live on the ground in virginia, where this all came to an end. peter, what is going on there? >> reporter: jon, just to give you a sense of how widespread this morning or afternoon's events were. franklin county, virginia's sheriff's office is a 4 hour drive over the commonwealth to get to the hospital wher

flannigan who was known on eras bryce williams shot and killed reporter allison parker, and cameraman, adam ward, and wounded another woman during a live interview yesterday. he later killed himself. flannigan was fired from the station, in 2013 for poor performance and a series of conflicts with co-workers. he left behind a long letter that paints a picture of a disturbed man out for revenge. keep it right here on "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the tragedy in virginia. you can find both updates and also tributes to the the victims on cbs philly.com. >>> you think you might need a septa regional pass for papal visit? no worries, there are plenty left. it seems demand has been lighter than expected. septa says there are more than 100,000 regional rail passes still available. while some fear they have to walk miles to see the pope, septa says the the pennsylvania parkway is less than a 2-mile walk from some stations. septa says it will run airport line every 30 minutes, that week even. >>> more than a million people are expect to descend on philadelphia, for the papal visi

he called allison parker, and photographer, adam ward, and injured the woman who parker was interviewingment williams was former reporter for that station. police chased him on a virginia highway where they say he turned the gun on himself. he later died at a hospital. social media played a big part in this horrific attack. the gunman documented all of it then posted it on line after fleeing the scene. >> that was the most chilling part of there is i found. in fact, it is a disturbing trends, some say, is quickly becoming the norm with these types of attacks. experts warn we could see more incidents just like this. >> somebody else might copy. >> this and you know the media is pretty ready target. you know, i mean, there are injuries going on all the time, media people traveling all the time, moving around, it can often become a focus of anger. >> the gunman allege that other employees made racially tinged comment, to him, and he even filed an eeoc claim. though claims, however, were dismissed but expert call the frustration aggression theory, say the frustration builds until it comes out in

flanagan, known on air as bryce williams, gunned down alison parker and cameraman adam ward during a live interview wednesday morning. he later killed himself. wdbj's morning team was back on the air this morning. members struggled with their emotions as they paused to remember their colleagues. >> please join us now in a moment of silence. >> reporter: morning anchor kim mcbroom says it's difficult to move on. >> that's all we can do is just go forward and tell their story and hopefully it doesn't happen to anyone again. >> reporter: the staff stood united behind the general manager who told reporters about how flanagan was removed from the building by police when he was fired in 2013. >> he handed a wooden cross to the news director on the way out, who was at that time dan dennison and he said you'll need this. he also made a derogatory comment to adam ward the news photographer he killed yesterday. >> reporter: flanagan had been fired from other jobs but wdbj had only received positive references when he applied. police say he became a person of interest after texting a friend he

alison parker and adam ward. >> the gunman identified as vester flanagan who went by bryce williams on the air. he died this afternoon after shooting himself. let's begin team coverage. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a light morning assignment. alison parker in front of the camera, photo journalist adam ward behind it when a gunman opened fire. 24-year-old parker and 27-year-old ward were killed as colleagues and viewers watched on tv. >> people behind us in the news room crying. >> reporter: vicki gardner seriously injured. police zeroed in on vester flanagan aka bryce williams. flanagan later died at the hospital from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. flanagan called abc news and sent a letter explaining the charleston church shooting was his tipping point. >> our investigators have a copy of it and its use in the course of this investigation will be continuing. >> reporter: parker's boyfriend, a wbdj anchor tweeted we were very much in love. we just moved in together. i am numb. today her colleagues were going to celebrate a new job before the two moved away to start a new life t

flan gone known as bryce williams shot down allison parker and cameraman adam ward during a live interview yesterday. he later killed himself. >>> more than 100,000 regional rail passes are still available for the papal visit. septa encourage people to come into philadelphia a for the event, and, says it will run its airport line, every 30 minutes, that weekend. >>> and philadelphia's 76ers legend darryl dawkins a has died at the age of 58, an iconic, very popular member of the nba, dawkins was known for his many nicknames and naming his thunder us dunks. >>> kate. >>> we are enjoying a beautiful stretch of weather here in philadelphia but how much longer can it last? well, sun will stick around but heat, humidity will return and we will end august with temperatures in the 90's. we are tracking tropical storm erika, coming up, we will let you know if this is something to be concern about in our area we will look at latest track and limitations of that tropical storm. ukee and jessica back over to you. >>> new poll could potentially shake up the presidential campaign. >> this shows donald t

williams. he took his own life a short time after the shooting. >> alison parker and adam ward, the two journalists who were murdered were both in relationships with colleagues and their significant others both have ties to this area. melissa ott grew up in gibbstown and was engaged to adam ward. she started her career as an intern right here at nbc10. she posted on facebook last night saying that she is not okay right now. but she hopes to be and she really appreciated all of the o outpouring of love and support from people near and far. she posted much more about that to adam and can you read her entire post at nbcphiladelphia.com. the reporter who was murdered, alison parker, her boyfriend worked on the that tv station in roanoke and she dated an anchor there, chris hurst who is from there area too. he went to conestoga high school and attended temple for a year. he posted this yesterday. he said the two had just celebrated her 24th birthday and had just moved in together. >>> now preparing

allegedly killing alison parker and her camera man adam ward earlier this morning. alison was interviewing this woman from the local chamber of commerce when shots rang out on tv. peter doocy back with us now live from hardy, virginia. so peter, you had just arrived there in hardy, and then that press conference happened. what did we learn? >> reporter: gretchen, two big headlines from the press conference. first, they are not talking about this flanagan character like he is just accused of doing this. they are saying that this was something that he planned to do. this was a pre-planned attack. that is headline number one. headline number two, that he is now dead and that he succumbed to a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a hospital in northern virginia almost four hours north of here. listen to this from the sheriff. >> at approximately 1:30 p.m. today the suspect from this incident, the shooting, died at fairfax and nova hospital in northern virginia as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: the sheriff also spoke about how he worked with this rep

behind the shooting of reporter alison parker and adam ward. police say the gunman, vester flanagan, also known as bryce williams shot himself. they are working on him right now. they said he still has a pulse but the shooter behind the incident that happened on live television in roanoke, virginia, is now over. the shooter has been caught and they are working on resuscitating him. we will keep you updated on the breaking story. >>> shirleen, we will go to a wild scene on a busy interstate caught on camera. dozens of trucks doing doughnuts in the middle of rush hour in new mexico. it packed up traffic for miles not to mention the dangerous nature of it all. it's believed they are members of a local truck club. so far police are getting lots of tips but have not made any arrests yet. >> all right, david, thank you. >>> is there a connection between wi-fi and sickness? the parents of one student in massachusetts have said yes and have taken legal action. they claim the school in southborough made their son ill when it juiced up the wi-fi two year

both miss parker and mr. ward killed by the alleged gunman. 41 years old, also known as bryce williams, said to be by the governor and other reports a disgruntled employee. jeff marks the general manager at the station, a station struggling to come to terms with the loss of two dear employees. >> our hearts are broken, and our sympathies go to the entire staff here, but also the parents and family of adam and allison, who were just out doing their job today. >> reporter: jeff marks appeared on live television just moments ago once again, randall gave a very movements statement, he said he wants to drop his vail as a journalist, and said i'm not sure if i want vester lee flanagan, i'm not sure if i want him to live or die. and describing him working at that station, fired about two years ago, had worked there for about a year and a half. mark saying he had to best cored from the building by police. the latest information now he left his car at the airport, had a rental car headed north on route 81 and then ove

the murder of allison parker and adam ward also playing out on social media as the killer posted the video he took of committing the two murders. vester lee flanigan went by the on air name of brice williams and fled the murder scene driving 175 miles before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life. we have live team coverage. but, first we go to fox news correspondent rick leventhal, rick? >> former coworkers describe him as off kelter, bizarre and threatening. the sheriff called him disturbed and his former bosses called called 911. he became agitated slamming doors and threatening people. adam ward, one of the victims today, videotaped flanigan's tirade. and flanigan told him to lose his big gut and flipped off ward's camera. 6:had 5 this morning adam ward had hesitate camera back on his shoulder, doing a live shot with reporter allison parker in virginia. parker was interviewing vicki gardner the local chairman of commerce about tourism. he pointed and waited for pan back. that's when he he began shooting, firing at least 15 rounds, killing parker, who tried to run, kil

he went by the name bryce williams while reporting for the station. the 41-year-old was let go two years ago. andy parker says his daughter died doing what she loves. >> it's hard to wrap your arms around. >> reporter: before killing himself he said alison made racist comments and adam come plapd about him. the general manager here said flanagan had to be escorted out of the building by police when he was let go. he also called him difficult to work with. in a 23-page document faxed to abc news flanagan apparently described himself as a human powder keg motivated by the charleston church shooting massacre massacre. president obama called it one more moment to reflect on. >> it's one more argument we need to look at how to reduce gun violence in the community. at last check the woman they were interviewing was still recovered in the hospital. she had been shot in the back and did undergo surgery. meanwhile the flanagan family released a statement saying their thoughts and prayers were with the victims. >> thank you. victims alison parker and adam ward

left behind after killing journalist alison parker and adam ward. in one chilling passage he says this, and i'm quoting, hell, i am surprised i didn't do this before now. we are also, by the way, getting new information about complaints and grievances that he filed, flanagan filed, against former employers. they include allegations of racial harassment. we've learned flanagan purchased two glock 19 pistols legally at the same gun store and at the same time. this was 47 days ago in the roanoke, virginia, area, according to a federal law enforcement source. and her father vows to keep access from guns. he owes it to his daughter, a daughter he spoke to every day. >> she would be texting me right now saying, dad, what did you think of my story? what did you think of it? and i'm never going to hear that again. she was so loved by all, and my heart is broken. but i want to try to do something that will change that and make her life -- will do something meaningful for her life so that this doesn't happen to someone else again. >> alison parker's boyfriend

he went by the name bryce williams while reporting for the station. the 41-year-old was let go two years ago. andy parker says his daughter died doing what she loves. >> it's hard to wrap your arms around. >> reporter: before killing himself he said alison made racist comments and adam come plapd about him. the general manager here said flanagan had to be escorted out of the building by police when he was let go. he also called him difficult to work with. in a 23-page document faxed to abc news flanagan apparently described himself as a human powder keg motivated by the charleston church shooting massac massacre. president obama called it one more moment to reflect on. >> it's one more argument we need to look at how to reduce gun violence in the community. at last check the woman they were interviewing was still recovered in the hospital. she had been shot in the back and did undergo surgery. meanwhile the flanagan family released a statement saying their thoughts and prayers were with the victims. >> thank you. victims alison parker and adam ward bo

he went by the name bryce williams while reporting for the station. the 41-year-old was let go two years ago. andy parker says his daughter died doing what she loved. >> it's hard to get your arms around it and realize or make sense of what happened. >> reporter: before killing himself he said alison made racist comments and adam complained about him. the general manager here said flanagan had to be escorted out of the building by police when he was let go. he also called him difficult to work with. >> reporter: in a 23-page document faxed to abc news, flanagan apparently described himself as a human powder keg motivated by the charleston church shooting massacre. president obama called it one more moment to reflect on. >> it's one more argument we need to look at how to reduce gun violence in the community. >> reporter: prayer vigils are planned in the coming days. at last check the woman they were interviewing was still recovered in the hospital. she had been shot in the back and did undergo surgery. meantime flanigan's family did release a statemen

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left behind after killing journalist alison parker and adam ward. in one chilling passage he says this, and i'm quoting, hell, i am surprised i didn't do this before now. we are also, b

flanagan was a former colleague of both parker and ward. he went by the name bryce williams in his work on television. and in the hours after the attack he posted videos he apparently took himself during those murders. the woman being interviewed in the live report was also shot, vicki gardner, rushed to the hospital and underwent surgery today and said to be in stable condition. now, in that same press conference, her colleague at the chamber of commerce spoke about gardner. >> her family is with her and her friends are with her. we just want her to know and the community to know that as vicki is a champion for us, for the morn than a decade, we will be a champion for her through this. >> we go to the scene where olivia bailey is a reporter with wcyb. a tough day for everyone out there and really the eyes of the nation of this incident. what can you tell us? >> reporter: obviously, a tough day for reporters as they all gathered around this press conference and you know, affiliate wbdj out of roanoke, we were learning more about alison park

and ward had run-ins with williams when he worked at the station. general manager jeffrey marks says they let williams go in 2013. >> after many incidents of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him and, uhm, he did not take that well. >> reporter: the newsroom is distraught over the assassination of two beloved coworker. ward was engaged to the morning show producer who was in the control room at the time of the shooting. parker had just moved in with one of the station's anchors who spoke with me about their plans and their last moments together. >> i had a habit of always wanting her to text me when she got to work safely. and she did so and the last thing she said to me was good night, sweet boy. >> reporter: abc news said it received a 23-page fax from someone claiming to be williams. the writer said he was attacked for being a gay black man. the fax cites the june church shooting in charleston, south carolina saying it was the tipping point, but my anger has been building steadily. i have been a human powder keg for a while, just waiting

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reporter alison parker and photographer adam ward. a third person, vicky gardner was injured but is recovering after surgery. >> the gunman, vester lee flanagan that went by bryce williams was a former reporter at the station. he later shot himself and died at the hospital afterwards. >> this hour of eyewitness news we will learn more about the victims and dig deeper into the gunman's past and what may have set him off. we are hearing from two former employees who both fired flanagan, one 15 years ago for what he called growing personality conflicts. >> we have two reports working on -- reporters working on the story. we begin with rob nelson. [000:59:58;00]

wdbj's general manager announced that parker and ward died. a third woman being interviewed in the live shot was in surgery. >> abc news received a phone call from flanagan saying he killed two people and that the cops were after him. officers picked him up in his car. he ran off the road and when police reached him, they found him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> he was rushed to the hospital where he died at 1:26 this afternoon. the general manager in roanoke said he was fired in 2013 and he was fired from a station in tallahassee, florida. in 2000 he sued that station claiming racism. >> his former news director at that station said he never expected anything like this. >> it was a shock. the hair on the back of my neck went up. i know there was issues with him and his personality that kind of spiraled down and that's why we had to get rid of him. i won't say anything more about that. i didn't see that in his personality. >> at 6:00 we will hear from president obama about the shooting. >> our coverage continues online at abc7ny. we h

- began to tweet. >> reporter:the first accused alison parker of making racist comments. then that he had filed a complaint. then questioned her hiring. >> reporter:they were followed by a similar accusation against her photographer. and most chilling. "i filmed the killing. see facebook." a short time later, flanagan's car was spotted on an interstate west of washington, d=c. >> reporter:the killer ended up crashing the car and when police approached, he shot himself. >>"flanagan was flown to a nova fairfax hospital where he died at approximately 1:30 pm today." >> reporter:this afternoon. the family of the gunman. vester flanagan. made this statement: quote - >> pam:"it is with heavy hearts. and deep sadness. that we express our deepest condolences to the families of alison parker and adam ward. >> pam:we are also praying for the recovery of vicki gardner. our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victims' families. and the w-b-d-j-7 news family. >> pam:words cannot express the hurt that we feel for the victtims. our family is asking that the media respect our

. >> reporter: vester flanagan went by the name bryce williams while reporting for the station. the 41-year-old was fired two years ago. andy parker said his daughter died doing what she loved. >> it's hard to get your arms around it and make sense of it. >> reporter: before killing himself authorities say flanagan went on a twitter rant saying alison made racist comments and adam complained about him to hr. the general manager here at wdbj said flanagan had to be escorted out of the building by police when he was let go. he also called him difficult to work it. in a 23-page document faxed to abc news flanagan described himself as a human powder keg motivated by the charleston church shooting massacre. president obama called wednesday's shooting a moment to reflect on. >> i think it's one more argument for why we need to look at, um, you know, how we can reduce gun violence in this country. >> reporter: prayer vigils are planned in the community in the coming days. don champion, cbs news roanoke, virginia. >> the gunman has strong ties to the bay area. he grew up in oakland, gra

. >> reporter: instead of leaving town, this time williams stayed put for two years andso somsoms began setting a deadly plan in motion. 6:00 a.m. wednesday. parker and ward are out on location atop the scenic smith mountain lake for their live report about tourism. >> allison parker is live in bedford county to show us how the lake has grown over the year. good morning, allison. >> good morning. it has grown in so many ways. >> reporter: 6:43 a.m., allison begins interviewing vicki gardner. unbeknownst to them, a predator was lurking. the young journalist at their most vulnerable state focused completely on their interview. there is no warning ach g ining with a sneak attack, unloading 17 rounds in all. one after another. the stunned local an con kimberly mcgroom unsure over what just happened. >> i heard this pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow. it did not register it was gunshots. >> reporter: the freeze frame caught in the dying cameraman's lens reveals the shooter's image. police quickly arrive at the scene but the gunman is long gone. flanagan drives about 25 miles to this fed-ex where h

alison parker and adam ward in a live interview when vester flanagan known on areas bryce williams opened up and opened fire. >> did not register as gun shots. it probably should have, but doing a feature story. >> when i walked or ran into they them made me smiled. >> vicki gardner seriously injured. flanagan fled the scene, but allegedly spotted driving on a local highway. he crashed and later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> in some point in his life it would appear that things were spiralling out of control. >> a man identifying himself as flanagan fax add suicide note to abc news. why did i do it? the shooting in charleston was the tipping point but my anger has been building, a keg of powder waiting to go boom. focusing on the victims. >> our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victims family. >> a similar sentiment as the nation mourns. flanagan said that ward, the cameraman complained about him before he was fired. he sued the station but we learned the lawsuit was dismissed. kenneth moton, channel 6 "action news." jim? >> thank you, kenneth. >>> it turns ou

. >> reporter: instead of leaving town, this time williams stayed put for two years andsome somesome somesome where began setting a deadly plan in motion. 6:00 a.m. wednesday. parker and ward are out on location atop the scenic smith mountain lake for their live report about tourism. >> allison parker is live in bedford county to show us how the lake has grown over the year. good morning, allison. >> good morning. it has grown in so many ways. >> reporter: 6:43 a.m., allison begins interviewing vicki gardner. unbeknownst to them, a predator was lurking. the young journalist at their most vulnerable state focused completely on their interview. there is no warning ach gun inging a gunman with a sneak attack, unloading 17 rounds in all. one after another. the stunned local an con kimberly mcgroom unsure over what just happened. >> i heard this pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow. gunshots. >> reporter: the freeze frame caught in the dying cameraman's image. police quickly arrive at the scene but the gunman is long gone. flanagan drives about 25 miles to this fed-ex where he faxes abc news a 23

he also railed against his former colleagues parker and ward on facebook. in an extraordinary show of composure and heart, the journalist and general manager at wdbj had to wipe tears and do as they're trained to do. cover a huge story. this one, though, was about their beloved coworkers. >> we have determined to the help of a police and our own employees that allison and adam died this morning. >> short time after shooting a 23-page document park manifesto part suicide note from flan begun arrived at abc news here in new york. in it flanagan described himself as a human powder keg waiting to go boom. flanagan shot and killed himself 200 miles north of the crime scene. jeffrey marx, general manager said the station had many probings with flanagan during his time there. >> after many -- his anger came forward we had to call the police to escort him from the building . >> this statement read by a representative. >> heavy hearts and deem sadness we express our deepest condolences to the family of allison parker and adam ward. weir also praying for the recovery

. >> the suspect, a former reporter at the station, vester flanagan who used the name bryce williams on air. mark kelly takes us through the tragic event. >> reporter: the reporter photographer team was in the middle of an early morning live shot. they had no idea it would be their last. alison parker and adam ward were conducting an interview this morning when their former coworker ambushed them. both died. the woman they were interviewing, the local chamber of commerce president was badly wounded but is expected to survive. police say vester flanagan shot himself as they closed in on his car about 200 miles away. he later died. vester was a long-time television reporter who used the name bryce williams on the air. >> live in henry county, bryce williams. >> reporter: wdbj fired him in 2013 and police had to escort him from the building. >> toward the end, there were issues with temper and an inability to work with others. >> reporter: someone claiming to be vester faxed a letter to abc news. in what he described as a suicide note, he says he was attacked for being a gay black man.

. >> at the two victims identified as 20 four-year-old allison parker and adam ward worked together for almost a year on that morning shift. >> the governor the shooter was an ex-employee he worked as a reporter with the name bryce williams and he later shot and killed himself but not before posting his own video of the murders on social midi media. dan joins us now with the latest on the investigation. >> allison and steve this was an attack that played out on my television in front of thousands of viewers. that that manifesto this godman described himself as a human powder it was an attack on the charleston shooting. while investigators the deeper into his motives people are remembering the victims. >> allison parker and adam ward were doing their jobs on an interview about tourism. then out of nowhere, gunshots on live television, the reporter and photographer killed. the women there interviewed was badly injured. the general manager later confirmed the news to viewers. >> were in shock, all there is in our building today is hugging , crying, and consoling. >> the gunman was a former

flanagan was known as bryce williams on air, fired more than 2 years ago from the tv station in virginia . soon after the shooting, police believe flanagan switch cars at a regional airport and was spotted by state police. he eventually ran off the road on interstate 66, and shot himself. flanagan died at a local hospital this afternoon. the franklin county sheriff said they are investigating why and how flanagan targeted this particular cruise. >> that is a question-- crew. >> that is a question, did he know they would be at this remote location doing a broadcast? did he see it aired that morning? this morning? as many people were watching. >> shooting and getting tracked down by police, flanagan took time for a tirade and post the videos of killing to social media and faxed a 23 page note to abc news with a long list of grievances and strange rationale for the attack expressing anger over the church shooting in charleston earlier this year and he said he was targeted for being a gay black man, flanagan had ties to the bay area. an old friend told us he and flanagan went to sky line hig

he went by the name bryce williams while reporting for the station. the 41-year-old was let go two years ago and andy parker says his daughter died doing what she loved. >> it's hard to get your arms arnold it and -- around it ask realize -- or try and make sense of why it happened. >> reporter: before killing himself authorities say flanagan went on a twitter rant saying allison made racist comments and adam complained about him to hr. flanagan apparently described himself as a human powder keg. motivated by the charleston church shooting massacre. president obama called wednesday's shooting a moment to reflect on. >> i think it's one more argument for why we need to look at you know how we can reduce gun violence in this country. >> reporter: prayer vigils will planned for the community and the coming days. at last check the woman who was also shot during the shooting -- it was in the hospital in stable condition. she did undergo surgery after being shot in the back. meantime, flanagan's family did release a statement last night saying their thought

when police say former reporter bryce williams, that was his on air name, took aim. now ward's camera caught glimpse of him yes, that was at 6:45 a.m., like mike said. while on the run williams, whose real name was vester flanagan, posted video of the murders on his social media pages. he was discovered driving on highway at 11:30 a.m. he drove off the road, shot himself, and then died at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. >> alison parker, 24 years old, adam ward, at any. >> learning more about their lives off camera. each had found love with someone at the tv station. jenny joyce had been looking into. >> this hey, jenny? >> reporter: good morning, mike, alexment fox news channels talk to allison's boyfriends and father last night. he said he had been feeling arrange every emotions, grief string, sad, now starting to feel angry. >> alison parker and adam ward shot and killed doug the job they love. >> this yes team every morning reporting for wdg7, roanoke, just moved in with mal vin native chris hurst, told they were planning future together. hurst told us that he alison w

williams were gay and parker and straight. none of which is relevant except he said his identity is a factor in the killing in the 23 page rambling letter. had a white straight man killed a black gay man -- josh is up next rockford, illinois. good morning. the media is not stopping covering this story and my point.d of there's been, what, 5, 600 eople shootings in the chicago area alone this year and that all, been on the news at but god forbid two white people and we got toinia news cycle. on the newsguy was fired from his job. his whole point was to get on the news and get back on it and successful in doing o fplt something like this happens and msnbc and fox and hold of it and that all they could talk about it. cnn couldn't even restrain themselves from showing the event and they bragged the rest they're not at going to show it. we're not going to show this on early in thedid it morning and they couldn't restrain themselves. host: do you think the live of this, this happening during a live broadcast and then talking o that