US reporter, cameraman killed on air; gunman dies | The Jakarta Post
Steve Helber, Pam Ramsey and Jonathan Drew Associated Press, Moneta, Virginia | August 27 2015 | 8:35 AM A TV reporter and cameraman were shot to death during a live television interview Wednesday by a gunman who recorded himself carrying out the killings and posted the video on social media after fleeing the scene. Authorities identified the suspect as a journalist who had been fired from the station in 2013. Hours later, he ran off the road and a police officer found him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He died at a hospital later Wednesday. The shots rang out on-air as reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were presenting a local tourism story at an outdoor shopping mall. Viewers saw her scream and run, and she could be heard saying "Oh my God," as she fell. Ward fell, too, and the camera he had been holding on his shoulder captured a fleeting image of the suspect holding a handgun. WDBJ quickly switched back to the anchor at the station,Read full article from US reporter, cameraman killed on air; gunman dies | The Jakarta Post
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