Near Smith Mountain Lake
Franklin County, VA
Two WDBJ news staffers are dead after an early Wednesday morning shooting. Reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward died after a gunman opened fire on them during an interview at Bridgewater Plaze at Smith Mountain Lake.
#BreakingNews Franklin Co. Sheriff confirms the shooting suspect died at 1:30pm. at Fairfax Inova Hospital of a self-inflicted gunshot wound
— WDBJ7 (@WDBJ7) August 26, 2015
UPDATE: State police now say man suspected of killing two WDBJ7 employees shot himself, and he is still alive http://t.co/XLx3pS2I5X
— WDBJ7 (@WDBJ7) August 26, 2015
WDBJ just reported that gunman shot himself, but is not dead. In very critical condition.
— Dan Schutte (@schuttedan) August 26, 2015
#BREAKING: Man suspected of killing two WDBJ7 employees kills himself on I-66 in Fauquier Co. http://t.co/XLx3pS2I5X
— WDBJ7 (@WDBJ7) August 26, 2015
Police say #WDBJ suspect near Linden, VA line on I-66 say suspect has shot himself. http://t.co/DbW3jEsTcH pic.twitter.com/4G1tF4AwIb
— Channing Frampton (@WHSVChanning) August 26, 2015
Augusta County Sheriff's Office: Vester Lee Flanagan, a light-skinned black man who is 6-feet-3-inches tall and weighs about 250 pounds
— Talya Cunningham (@TalyaCunningham) August 26, 2015
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