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bryce williams. what do you know?> the virginia state police has posted the latest information of how this was concluded. at 11:30 a.m., virginia state police said they spotted the vehicle, the mustang they were looking for, carrying the suspected shooter. it was eastbound on interstate 66. he had gotten pretty far from roanoke, interstate 66 is the highway that goes from the washington, d.c. area to the mountains west of the city. according to virginia state police, they activated the virginia state police activated their emergency lights to pull him over and when he fled the scene the police gave chase and when they finally did stop they found he had shot himself and that's how this ended up apparently just about an hour ago this started at 6:45 when the suspect fired a shot, three people during a live television broadcast. it ended at about 11:30. if you look also -- we've been talking about his facebook and social media twitter and social media in the last few days, there's so many pictures he posted including tes
bryce williams. what do you know?> the virginia state police has posted the latest information of how this was concluded. at 11:30 a.m., virginia state police said they spotted the vehicle, the mustang they were looking for, carrying the suspected shooter. it was eastbound on interstate 66. he had gotten pretty far from roanoke, interstate 66 is the highway that goes from the washington, d.c. area to the mountains west of the city. according to virginia state police, they activated the...
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he is known on air as bryce williams.s person, going a little back and forth a few minutes ago on what he should be considered. now authorities are calling him a suspect. we are being told that. they are seeking him right now, the manhunt is under way. he is not in custody. and that is why they're asking for the public's help. they're looking for a 2009 gray mustang. that is what he is driving. let me get over to washington. justice reporter evan perez is covering the manhunt. all of the agencies involved, evan. what is the very latest? they sure seemed to id him very quickly but still not in custody. >> reporter: that's right. they seem to know a lot about him. they seem to know where he was certainly when he posted some of the social media pictures and videos that he's now posted just in the last hour. authorities know who they're looking for. they know generally where they're looking for him. and so let's see if that helps them track him down more quickly. we know that the atf, the fbi and the u.s. marshals are throwin
he is known on air as bryce williams.s person, going a little back and forth a few minutes ago on what he should be considered. now authorities are calling him a suspect. we are being told that. they are seeking him right now, the manhunt is under way. he is not in custody. and that is why they're asking for the public's help. they're looking for a 2009 gray mustang. that is what he is driving. let me get over to washington. justice reporter evan perez is covering the manhunt. all of the...
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this is where bryce williams, vester flanagan. 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 where t
this is where bryce williams, vester flanagan. 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...
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bryce williams worked for the station. he had a difficult relationship with some of the employees at the station. as the general manager told us he filled a claim with the equal opportunity commission and that cause dismissed. >> it appears the end has come from bryce williams also known as vester flanagain along i-66 in folklore, virginia. i-66. you can see a car with a door open and what appears to be a sh roud. we are told the suspect jumped out of the car, ran and shot m himself. we are told the suspect shot himself along i-66 in folklore county, virginia. everything has transpired so quickly. a local tv crew in roanoke, virginia was out talking about economic development int interviewing a local chamber of commerce and on live television shots rang out. one report, according to someone who has monitored the tape, at least 15 shots were fired. the camera man was killed. the reporter was killed. and the woman who was the subject of the interview, the member of the chamber of commerce, was shot in the back and went to su
bryce williams worked for the station. he had a difficult relationship with some of the employees at the station. as the general manager told us he filled a claim with the equal opportunity commission and that cause dismissed. >> it appears the end has come from bryce williams also known as vester flanagain along i-66 in folklore, virginia. i-66. you can see a car with a door open and what appears to be a sh roud. we are told the suspect jumped out of the car, ran and shot m himself. we...
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bryce augustine county. so far, that is all we have is the tweet.it is a very active scene your the bridgewater plaza where police say around 6:45 a gunman shot allison parker, a reporter and photographer adam ward. the media has been moved to this plaza were a press conference will be held. the sheriff officials, lastly heard, they were actively searching for him. a disgruntleds employee. we have confirmed the 41-year-old vester flanagan, a.k.a. bryce williams, was an employee at wdbj who was fired about a year ago. and overnight, police confirmed he sent a 23 page manifesto to wdbj, and then turn it over to police. hopefully at a press conference, we will be learning a little bit more. >> thank you very much for that update. we now know the shootout happened in fauquier county, virginia along i-66. >> let's go to sam sweeney. he is much more on the story. >> i want to give you a timeline of when this happened. 6:45 this morning, that live report was taking place. then we learned he had somehow made his way up to fauquier county, about an hour west
bryce augustine county. so far, that is all we have is the tweet.it is a very active scene your the bridgewater plaza where police say around 6:45 a gunman shot allison parker, a reporter and photographer adam ward. the media has been moved to this plaza were a press conference will be held. the sheriff officials, lastly heard, they were actively searching for him. a disgruntleds employee. we have confirmed the 41-year-old vester flanagan, a.k.a. bryce williams, was an employee at wdbj who was...
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. >> bryce williams -- >> reporter: now with a new name, bryce williams, shielding his past from news station wdbj, jeff marks is the general manager. did you know he had trouble at his previous station? >> he filled out his application as vester flanagan. the people hiring him were looking at his resume, history as bryce williams. as bryce williams he had a relatively clean history. rancheros soon . >> reporter: soon, history would repeat itself. >> early on it started to be, use reported. conflicts between he and his co-workers. it was one after another. >> reporter: flanagan began to complain about harassment in the roanoke newsroom. his trouble with the station seemed to be mounting. >> there was a series of complaints that he was just not behaving in a, in a pre questionofessional manner. >> reporter: he add issues with several staff members of wdbj, including alison parker and adam ward. >> we thought he had come in with an agenda to find things that he could beat us up with. >> he threw a newspaper article on my desk. looked at it. from tallahassee. indicated he had sued his pr
. >> bryce williams -- >> reporter: now with a new name, bryce williams, shielding his past from news station wdbj, jeff marks is the general manager. did you know he had trouble at his previous station? >> he filled out his application as vester flanagan. the people hiring him were looking at his resume, history as bryce williams. as bryce williams he had a relatively clean history. rancheros soon . >> reporter: soon, history would repeat itself. >> early on it...
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>> and bryce, i'll let you address this as well. we're residential campuses so we're a different situation. but here's what we've been doing. independent advocates for survivors on every campus. in-person training for all students who are starting this fall. training of faculty and other staff who are in the process of having to adjudicate cases of sexual harassment, sexual assault. interaction with the law enforcement community. we've developed a model mou with the state attorney general in this arena. i could give you a few other things but an enormous body of work is under way. >> bryce, i want to ask you, there's a bill on the governor's desk that would expand community colleges '86 so that if the victim is not a student you'd have the ability to go after the student. do you support him signing that bill? >> yeah, we actually certainly do. i mean, it's a challenging issue for all of us. we have 72 locally elected and controlled districts and so we lead by persuasion from the state level on this subject. >> what's the resistance
>> and bryce, i'll let you address this as well. we're residential campuses so we're a different situation. but here's what we've been doing. independent advocates for survivors on every campus. in-person training for all students who are starting this fall. training of faculty and other staff who are in the process of having to adjudicate cases of sexual harassment, sexual assault. interaction with the law enforcement community. we've developed a model mou with the state attorney general...
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. >> i said, that's bryce williams. that's him. >> reporter: tonight, we're taking you into the mind of a killer. bizarre details from the suicide note he sent out. saying he was a human powder keg, just waiting to go boom. and waiting for this. the early shift at wdbj tv, roanoke, virginia. two reporters, driving to work, leaving their loved ones. >> i said, have a great day, honey. she said, i will. good night, sweet boy. and that was the last i ever heard from her. >> reporter: vester flanagan. he had been hired and fired there. a loose cannon, plotting his revenge. desperate for just one more closeup. he got it. >> okay. not sure what happened there. >> my brain wasn't thinking gunshots. >> reporter: neither was the morning producer. >> reporter: tonight, we're t k taking you fthrough the man hun. going job by job to the breaking point. >> he gets all of this attention the last few hours he's alive. and that's what he was looking for. >> reporter: could he have been stopped before two innocent lives were taken? >> g
. >> i said, that's bryce williams. that's him. >> reporter: tonight, we're taking you into the mind of a killer. bizarre details from the suicide note he sent out. saying he was a human powder keg, just waiting to go boom. and waiting for this. the early shift at wdbj tv, roanoke, virginia. two reporters, driving to work, leaving their loved ones. >> i said, have a great day, honey. she said, i will. good night, sweet boy. and that was the last i ever heard from her. >>...
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his name known to many television stations is bryce williams. he was shot and there you see a picture taken by wttg suspended. but this individual had a grudge and wanted it to be settled before the widest audience. he wasn't content to commit the murder on live television at 6:45 this morning but wanted to document it and record it on his own cellphone and disseminate it by posting it on twitter and other sites as well. this is a troubled individual. the television station where he worked said he had a difficult employment history. and apparently according to his own facebook page, harris, it looks like he had a checkered past when it comes to his employment. one of the things he wrote about is when he worked in savannah, georgia, he said i love savannah and i fell in love there. so there are no doubt a great many people whose paths have crossed with bryce williams and we expect in the next few hours to learn a great deal more about this individual. harris? >> david lee miller, thank you for bringing us up to speed on the investigation. but i w
his name known to many television stations is bryce williams. he was shot and there you see a picture taken by wttg suspended. but this individual had a grudge and wanted it to be settled before the widest audience. he wasn't content to commit the murder on live television at 6:45 this morning but wanted to document it and record it on his own cellphone and disseminate it by posting it on twitter and other sites as well. this is a troubled individual. the television station where he worked said...
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in it he identifies himself as bryce williams and says god spoke to him. he writes, the church shooting was the tipping point. but my anger has been building steadily. i've been a human powder keg for a while. just waiting to go boom. he claims to be the victim of racial and sexual harassment and bullying at his old workplace, wdbj. the photogs were out to get me at wdbj 7. one went to hr after only working with me one time. and then this. yes, it will sound like i am angry. i am. and i have every right to be. but when i leave this earth, the only emotion i want to feel is peace. his former colleagues describe flanagan as a disturbed and unhappy map. >> we knew he had anger. we did not know he had violent anger. >> bryce williams, wdbj 7. >> reporter: here in his reporters reel uploaded to youtube two years ago, flanagan can be seen holding a gun in a report he had done. >> he went on and filed a complaint with the equal employment opportunity commission, groundless claims of discrimination, harassment, it was dismissed. >> reporter: he says flanagan began
in it he identifies himself as bryce williams and says god spoke to him. he writes, the church shooting was the tipping point. but my anger has been building steadily. i've been a human powder keg for a while. just waiting to go boom. he claims to be the victim of racial and sexual harassment and bullying at his old workplace, wdbj. the photogs were out to get me at wdbj 7. one went to hr after only working with me one time. and then this. yes, it will sound like i am angry. i am. and i have...
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his name is vester lee flanagan, known professionally as bryce williams. he is the man behind the shooting of alison parker, adam ward and a third person. the third person is out of surgery. police stopped flanagan and we are told that he did have a self-inflicted gunshot wound but he is not dead. again, that search for the suspect behind this brutal shooting is now over. >>> turning to vote 2016. donald trump involved in another feud with a journalist. this one is not helping trump made friends with latino voters. kenneth moten has the details. >> reporter: donald trump involved in a new media feud taking on another popular tv news personality. this time univision's jorge ramos. >> i have a right to ask the question. >> no. sit down, you won't called. >> reporter: trump gestured to security and ramos, an anchor at univision and fusion was escorted out of the news conference. in the hallway he was confronted by a trump supporter. >> get out of my country. >> i am a u.s. citizen. >> this morning ramos told "good morning america" that it is his responsibilit
his name is vester lee flanagan, known professionally as bryce williams. he is the man behind the shooting of alison parker, adam ward and a third person. the third person is out of surgery. police stopped flanagan and we are told that he did have a self-inflicted gunshot wound but he is not dead. again, that search for the suspect behind this brutal shooting is now over. >>> turning to vote 2016. donald trump involved in another feud with a journalist. this one is not helping trump...
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and on air went by bryce williams.ti-page fax to a national news organization in new york about this incident and our investigators now have a copy of it and it's used in the course of this investigation will be continuing. that's where we are right now. we still have a lengthy investigation to conduct, and that's our focus as we move forward. i would like now to turn over the mike to sergeant rick garlidz with the virginia state police. >> thank you, sheriff. shortly before 11:30 a.m. this morning virginia state police trooper pam neff was on patrol he along interstate 66. her license plate reader lpr alerted to a license plate on a chevrolet sonic traveling east on 66. she followed the vehicle a short distance as troopers responded to assist her before she actived her lights. once the backup was there she )c activated emergency equipment and attempted to stop the vehicle. the driver of the sonic, vester flanagan, also known as bryce williams, refused to stop and sped away from the trooper. it was only a minute or two
and on air went by bryce williams.ti-page fax to a national news organization in new york about this incident and our investigators now have a copy of it and it's used in the course of this investigation will be continuing. that's where we are right now. we still have a lengthy investigation to conduct, and that's our focus as we move forward. i would like now to turn over the mike to sergeant rick garlidz with the virginia state police. >> thank you, sheriff. shortly before 11:30 a.m....
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flanagan, a former reporter, whose on-air name was bryce williams. he was fired from wdbj two years ago. he apparently shot himself in a confrontation with police. >> we had an unhappy former employees, but this happens, and usually they move on. >> shortly after the shooting, a series of tweets linked to an account until hi on-air name said -- alison made racist comments. eeoc filed a report. they hired her after that. adam went to hr on me after working with me one time, and then this -- i filmed the shooting, see facebook. wdbj station's manager confirmed a claim was made, but the claim was dismissed. he told cnn he doesn't know why flan adan attacked parker and ward. >> i can't figure out any connection with those people, the kindest, nicest people who worked here. i'm not exaggerating when i say that. >> we've got all the information. >> 24-year-old alison parker was the reporter for a station for about a year, a recent graduate of james madison. adam ward, 27, was a cameraman and graduate of virginia tech. the two worked as a team. >> hear, eve
flanagan, a former reporter, whose on-air name was bryce williams. he was fired from wdbj two years ago. he apparently shot himself in a confrontation with police. >> we had an unhappy former employees, but this happens, and usually they move on. >> shortly after the shooting, a series of tweets linked to an account until hi on-air name said -- alison made racist comments. eeoc filed a report. they hired her after that. adam went to hr on me after working with me one time, and then...
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vester flanagan went by the name bryce williams.was a former colleague of the victims with ties to oakland and san francisco, even worked at kpix channel 5 in the 1990s. in a manifesto to abc news he described himself as a human powder keg that was kateing to splo-- waiting to explode. we have team coverage beginning with ktvu's eric rasmussen with what led up to the tragedy. >> reporter: the job can take crews to scary locations but this wasn't one of them. they were in a safe area, interviewing the head of the cameber of calm -- cameber of commerce on wive -- chamber of commerce on live tv. >> reporter: this is what viewers saw before wdbj7 reporter alison parker and wdbj7 photographer adam ward were shot and killed. the video is so disturbing ktvu isn't showing it. the camera caught an image of the shooter, a former reporter, vester flanagan. known on tv as bryce williams, he was fired from the station in virginia more than two years ago. the shooting on live tv caught a veteran sheriff off guard. >> it stopped me in my tracks th
vester flanagan went by the name bryce williams.was a former colleague of the victims with ties to oakland and san francisco, even worked at kpix channel 5 in the 1990s. in a manifesto to abc news he described himself as a human powder keg that was kateing to splo-- waiting to explode. we have team coverage beginning with ktvu's eric rasmussen with what led up to the tragedy. >> reporter: the job can take crews to scary locations but this wasn't one of them. they were in a safe area,...
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also known as bryce williams on the air. this is the video you're seeing now of the scene, you know, after the shooting had happened. they were actively looking for him. they had a lot of agencies on hand to help them, local, state and federal. and again, it does seem that they have appeared to have found him. as we were just told, vester lee flanagan, also known as bryce williams on the air, is still alive at this moment. he still has a pulse. of course we're going to continue to get you as much information as we can as soon as we can. >> and when you see these reporters in the morning newscasts and kimberly mcbroom can tell you, alison does multiple live shots throughout the 5:00 to 7:00 hour. you're maybe wondering how would this guy know. how could someone get in place and find a crew. we are in a position where we work in a very public industry. we are out there. you know where we are. we are live right now. so alison is live every morning and she might be live at 5:00 -- >> all right, you've been watching wdbj, the loc
also known as bryce williams on the air. this is the video you're seeing now of the scene, you know, after the shooting had happened. they were actively looking for him. they had a lot of agencies on hand to help them, local, state and federal. and again, it does seem that they have appeared to have found him. as we were just told, vester lee flanagan, also known as bryce williams on the air, is still alive at this moment. he still has a pulse. of course we're going to continue to get you as...
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vester lee flanagan, also known as bryce williams. flanagan is a former reporter and co-worker of the people that were killed. authorities say the alleged 41-year-old shooter shot himself in his car when he was approached by police. he is a former reporter for the station, dismissed two years ago according to wdbj in roanoke. twitter and facebook accounts believed to have belonged to the suspect posted video of the shootings as well as tweets apparently justifying why he did it. both social media accounts have been suspended. the victims have been identified as 24-year-old reporter alison parker and her photographer, 27-year-old adam ward. it all happened just before 7:00 this morning when parker was conducting a live interview with a local chamber of commerce member, vicki gardner. now, we're only going to show you a portion of the video, and i warn you, it's very disturbing. >> this is our community and we want to come together. we want to share information that can help us grow and develop to provide a better experience. we're seei
vester lee flanagan, also known as bryce williams. flanagan is a former reporter and co-worker of the people that were killed. authorities say the alleged 41-year-old shooter shot himself in his car when he was approached by police. he is a former reporter for the station, dismissed two years ago according to wdbj in roanoke. twitter and facebook accounts believed to have belonged to the suspect posted video of the shootings as well as tweets apparently justifying why he did it. both social...
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a person going by bryce williams tweeting, i filmed the shooting. see facebook. the same account also mentioning the victims by name, complaining about their treatment of him at work, that facebook account now deleted. >> vester flanagan, wtoc news. >> reporter: bryce williams, the professional name for vester lee flanagan. until two years ago, an on-air reporter at this station. >> live in henry county, bryce williams, wdbj 7. >> reporter: management says he was fired after being warned he needed medical attention. minutes after those troubling tweets, virginia state police spotting the suspect's rental car. the suspect refusing to stop, instead, running the vehicle off the road and crashing. a trooper approaches the car. >> she found flanagan suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. flanagan was flown from the scene to nova fairfax hospital where he died at approximately 1:30 p.m. today. >> reporter: tonight tributes pouring in for the reporter and the photographer who died at the scene. >> when i walk around, whenever i would run into alison or adam, it
a person going by bryce williams tweeting, i filmed the shooting. see facebook. the same account also mentioning the victims by name, complaining about their treatment of him at work, that facebook account now deleted. >> vester flanagan, wtoc news. >> reporter: bryce williams, the professional name for vester lee flanagan. until two years ago, an on-air reporter at this station. >> live in henry county, bryce williams, wdbj 7. >> reporter: management says he was fired...
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flanagan worked as a reporter at that wdbj under the name bryce williams for about a year before he was fired. that's the same station where the victims worked. the shooting happened during the morning broadcast on wdbj. reporter alison parker was interviewing a woman live on the air as photographer adam ward's c camera was rolling. then you hear the sound of gunfire. peres secretary josh earnest just spoke about to the shootings. listen to this. >> i do not have the opportunity to speak to the president about the tragic shooting that occurred today in virginia. obviously thoughts and prayers of everybody here at the white house are if w the families of those who were injured or killed in that terrible incident. the precise details continue to be under investigation but as you've heard me say in the past, this is another example of gun violence that is becoming all too common in communities large and small all across the united states. and while there is no piece of legislation that will ends all violence in this country, there are some common sense things that only congress can do that
flanagan worked as a reporter at that wdbj under the name bryce williams for about a year before he was fired. that's the same station where the victims worked. the shooting happened during the morning broadcast on wdbj. reporter alison parker was interviewing a woman live on the air as photographer adam ward's c camera was rolling. then you hear the sound of gunfire. peres secretary josh earnest just spoke about to the shootings. listen to this. >> i do not have the opportunity to speak...
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>> bryce harper. >> bryce harper. >> bryce harper. >> bryce harper. >> reporter: but while baseball'srall attendance is thriving, its fans are now older than any other major sport, and fewer young people are picking up the glove to play the game. the nationals hope to change that. the team's youth academy provides after-school education and baseball instruction with a "field of dreams" facility in one of washington's toughest neighborhoods. >> these kids are able to go over there and get away from whatever they're, you know, going through, and you know, enjoy the game of baseball. >> reporter: this year, every washington little league team is the nationals. the team has outfitted nearly 5,000 little leaguers with their very own nats uniforms. >> wear the nationals colors, wear the nationals uniforms it makes them think they have an opportunity to play in the big leagues one day. and you know, that's the ultimate goal. >> reporter: it's been ten years since baseball returned to the nation's capital, and harper hopes this is the year the team brings home a world series title, the first
>> bryce harper. >> bryce harper. >> bryce harper. >> bryce harper. >> reporter: but while baseball'srall attendance is thriving, its fans are now older than any other major sport, and fewer young people are picking up the glove to play the game. the nationals hope to change that. the team's youth academy provides after-school education and baseball instruction with a "field of dreams" facility in one of washington's toughest neighborhoods. >> these...
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his name, vester lee flanagan, also known as bryce williams a former reporter at wdbj-tv. it is a difficult day for anyone who has worn the journalist hat so we begin this hour by sending our condolences to our broadcast colleagues down in roanoke. >> still so many angles to this story unfolding right now. we are going to get to them in just a moment. but we are also following a breaking story right now at the national zoo, where officials say the smaller panda cub has just died. vets are about to hold a news conference to provide more information. they say the larger cub appears to be strong and behaving well his mom. as soon as we get more information from the zoo, we are going to bring it to you live on news4 and, of course, the nbc washington app. jim? >>> erika, viewers in southwest virginia were just waking up today when out of nowhere, they heard the sounds of at least eight gunshots on air. a gruesome ambush that unfolded around 6:45 a.m. this morning as wdbj, near the end of its morning newscast. the news crew was conducting an on-air interview, something they do
his name, vester lee flanagan, also known as bryce williams a former reporter at wdbj-tv. it is a difficult day for anyone who has worn the journalist hat so we begin this hour by sending our condolences to our broadcast colleagues down in roanoke. >> still so many angles to this story unfolding right now. we are going to get to them in just a moment. but we are also following a breaking story right now at the national zoo, where officials say the smaller panda cub has just died. vets are...
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vester flanagan went by the name bryce williams on air. these are some of the clips he posted on his twitter account from his years in television. a linkedin account attached to bryce williams says he worked as a news reporter and haing ngor several markets most -- anchor in several markets most recently the same virginia station as victims. his facebook and twitter accounts were taken down but before they were, tweets appeared minutes after the shooting, one said that a report was filed with the u.s. equal employment opportunity commission against parker over, quote, racist comments. another said ward went to the station's human resources office after, quote, working with me one time. on the air today, the station's general manager said those claims were examined and dismissed. other information listed on the suspect's linkedin page, that he worked in newsroom in odessa, texas, an greenville north korea. it also says he was a customer service rep for pg&e in 2001. a little more on his time here at kpix 5. i spoke this morning with former
vester flanagan went by the name bryce williams on air. these are some of the clips he posted on his twitter account from his years in television. a linkedin account attached to bryce williams says he worked as a news reporter and haing ngor several markets most -- anchor in several markets most recently the same virginia station as victims. his facebook and twitter accounts were taken down but before they were, tweets appeared minutes after the shooting, one said that a report was filed with...
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former name bryce williams. fired by wbdj two years ago.shot himself upon confrontation with police on a highway. >> we had an unhappy employee, but this happens, and usually they move on. >> reporter: shortly after the shooting, a series of tweets linked to an account under his name said alison made racist comments, eeoc filed a report, they fired him after that. adam went to hr on me after working with me one time. then this. i filmed the shooting, see facebook. wbdj station manager jeff marx found a claim was made to eeoc, but the claim dismissed. he told cnn he doesn't know why flanagan attacked victims parker and ward. >> i can't figure out any connection with those people who are among them, the kindest nicest people who worked here. i'm not exaggerating when i say that. >> we've got all of the information. >> reporter: alison parker was a reporter for about a year, recent graduate of james madison university. adam wood, 27, was a cameraman and graduate of virginia tech. the two worked as a team. >> hey, everyone, i am alison parker.
former name bryce williams. fired by wbdj two years ago.shot himself upon confrontation with police on a highway. >> we had an unhappy employee, but this happens, and usually they move on. >> reporter: shortly after the shooting, a series of tweets linked to an account under his name said alison made racist comments, eeoc filed a report, they fired him after that. adam went to hr on me after working with me one time. then this. i filmed the shooting, see facebook. wbdj station...
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the officers continued to tell bryce he needed to leave. bryce then tossed a hat and a small wooden cross at dan -- the boss -- and said "you need this." i understand that employers have to be very careful about saying things about former employees because they can be smacked with libel suit bus when it gets to the level where police are afraid and locking themselves in offices, should they be concerned about a libel suit at that point? >> well, i don't think they have to be concerned about a libel suit when there's this kind of behavior except in one circumstance, and this is why i think we've got on the the point in the civil lawsuit area where disturbing things are happening. i've seen a pattern of it and it works this way. he starts a lawsuit making false complaints and there is a quiet settlement negotiated with the confidentiality agreement and here's what goes into those agreements. if another employer calls, we will simply confirm dates of employment. we won't l not answer any questions about your behavior. that's a routine clause i
the officers continued to tell bryce he needed to leave. bryce then tossed a hat and a small wooden cross at dan -- the boss -- and said "you need this." i understand that employers have to be very careful about saying things about former employees because they can be smacked with libel suit bus when it gets to the level where police are afraid and locking themselves in offices, should they be concerned about a libel suit at that point? >> well, i don't think they have to be...
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>> bryce harper. >> bryce harper. >> bryce harper. >> reporter: while baseball's overall attendance is thriving, its fans are older than any other major sport. fewer young kids are picking up the glove to play. the nationals hope to change that. the youth academy provides afterschool education in baseball, with a field of dreams facility in one of washington's toughest neighborhoods. >> these kids are able to go over there and get away from whatever they're going through and enjoy the game of baseball. washington little league team is the nationals. the team has outfitted nearly 5,000 little leaguers with their very own nationals uniforms. >> an opportunity to play in the big leagues one day. that's the ultimate goal. >> reporter: it's been ten years since baseball returned to the nation's capital and harper hopes that this is the year that the team brings home a world series title. >> i want to, you know, win a world series. i want that more than anything in the world, and i want to bring that back. >> reporter: but first, let's get my daughter anna over here for a selfie. thanks a lo
>> bryce harper. >> bryce harper. >> bryce harper. >> reporter: while baseball's overall attendance is thriving, its fans are older than any other major sport. fewer young kids are picking up the glove to play. the nationals hope to change that. the youth academy provides afterschool education in baseball, with a field of dreams facility in one of washington's toughest neighborhoods. >> these kids are able to go over there and get away from whatever they're going...
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. >> 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.
. >> 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...
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the killer disgruntled bryce williams. he turned the gun on himself. leland?>> greta, vester flanagan, bryce williams, legal name vester flanagan died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound a couple of hours ago, bringing a very violent end to what has been an incredibly sad day. it all began at about 6:30 a.m. local time with a local television crew doing what they did every morning, going out and telling a story. this one was about local tourism and the video that you are looking at was not taken by that local television crew. it is a still picture, taken from a video posted by the gunman in the seconds before the shooting. obviously we are not going to show you the shooting of these two people. according to police, it was committed by bryce williams, a former employee at this station who had a litany of complaints against the station. filed a number of discrimination complaints, about races and social media after the killings he ranted about the two people he shot. one of them alison parker, 24 years old, the reporter on the story. adam ward, the photo journalis
the killer disgruntled bryce williams. he turned the gun on himself. leland?>> greta, vester flanagan, bryce williams, legal name vester flanagan died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound a couple of hours ago, bringing a very violent end to what has been an incredibly sad day. it all began at about 6:30 a.m. local time with a local television crew doing what they did every morning, going out and telling a story. this one was about local tourism and the video that you are looking at was not...
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when police say former reporter bryce williams took aim.estigators believe he waited to make sure they were live on air before he fired this shot. worlds ' camera caught glimpse of him at 45:00 in the morning, win on the run, real name, vester flanagan, started posting video of the murders on his social media pages, under that bryce williams name. a 23-page manifesto was sent out, discovered driving on highway 11:30 in the morning, drove off the road, shot himself, pronounced dead in the hospital. vicky gardner also shot, luckily, though, upgrade today stable condition after surgery. >> this morning learning more about the reporter and the photographer, each had fell in love with someone who grew upright in this area. fox 29's jennifer joyce on that part of the story from the news room. jen? >> both of the victims, are from our area, alison parker, moved in with boy friend, chris hurst, and ange or at wdgb7 from malvern, and adam ward's fiancee, is from gibbs ton new jersey, ott morning producer at the station, yesterday was her last day on
when police say former reporter bryce williams took aim.estigators believe he waited to make sure they were live on air before he fired this shot. worlds ' camera caught glimpse of him at 45:00 in the morning, win on the run, real name, vester flanagan, started posting video of the murders on his social media pages, under that bryce williams name. a 23-page manifesto was sent out, discovered driving on highway 11:30 in the morning, drove off the road, shot himself, pronounced dead in the...
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. >> reporter: we have learned that the suspect 41-year-old bryce williams, his on air name apparentlyk his own life on i-66. that has been confirmed. we have a crew on the way. sky 9 is heading to that scene as well. we hope to have pore information for you. -- more information for you. we are told that the suspect approached the news crew early this morning around 6:45 as they were condpucting a live -- conducting a live interview on tourism. we're choosing not to show this video to you. it is horrifying. you hear gunshots, screaming and then the camera falls to the ground. the reporter is seen running away. then she was shot dead. reporter alison parker just turned 24 years old. photographer adam ward just turned 27. young journalists gunned down during a live report at 6:45 this morning. their colleague continued the broadcast shakenned by the brutal attack that unfolded before their eyes broadcast to their neighbors. >> we're all in a state of shock. you can hear people behind us in the newsroom crying. it's just really hard. >> it's really hard to even comprehend. we cover these
. >> reporter: we have learned that the suspect 41-year-old bryce williams, his on air name apparentlyk his own life on i-66. that has been confirmed. we have a crew on the way. sky 9 is heading to that scene as well. we hope to have pore information for you. -- more information for you. we are told that the suspect approached the news crew early this morning around 6:45 as they were condpucting a live -- conducting a live interview on tourism. we're choosing not to show this video to...
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flanagan used the name bryce williams on the air. >> live in henry county bryce williams.dbj7. >> they fired him in 2013 and police had to escort him from the building. >> toward the end, there were issues with temper and ability to work with other. >> this is hard day for all of us here. >> 27-year-old ward was engaged to the morning producer who was in the control room when her fiance' was killed. 24-year-old parker had just moved in with anchor chris hurst. >> we wanted to get married. we were determined to be a news couple. >> parker family said in statement although her life was brief she was so happy with it. >> parker's boyfriend chris hurst who you saw in that video is a graduate of conestoga high school chester county. earlier today he tweeted this message we didn't share this publicly but allison and i were very much in love we just moved in together. i am numb. hurst was supposed to be anchoring the news tonight and instead he's mourning the loss of his colleague and his girl friend. >> i just can't believe that she's gone. i can't. marvelous story teller with s
flanagan used the name bryce williams on the air. >> live in henry county bryce williams.dbj7. >> they fired him in 2013 and police had to escort him from the building. >> toward the end, there were issues with temper and ability to work with other. >> this is hard day for all of us here. >> 27-year-old ward was engaged to the morning producer who was in the control room when her fiance' was killed. 24-year-old parker had just moved in with anchor chris hurst....
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tonight they'll add much traveled veteran quarterback matt flynn to the roster with geno smith out, bryce petty not ready, and ryan fitzpatrick the starter. so
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a person going by bryce williams tweeting i filmed the shooting, see facebook. the same account also mentioning the victims by name. complaining about their treatment of him at work. that facebook account now deleted. >> vester flanagan, wtoc news. >> bryce williams, a professional name for vester lee flanagan, up until about two years ago, an on-air reporter at had station. >> live in henry county, bryce williams, wdbj 7. >> reporter: management says he was fired after being warned he needed medical attention. minutes after those troubling tweets, virginia state police spotting the suspect's rental car. the suspect refusing to stop. instead running the vehicle off the road and crashing. a trooper approaches the car. >> she found flanagan suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. flanagan was flown from the scene to innova fairfax hospital where he died at approximately 1:30 p.m. today. >> the surviving victim vickie gardener is now in stable condition. this attack on live unedited tv has had its effect on the audience, too. flowers arriving for the victims
a person going by bryce williams tweeting i filmed the shooting, see facebook. the same account also mentioning the victims by name. complaining about their treatment of him at work. that facebook account now deleted. >> vester flanagan, wtoc news. >> bryce williams, a professional name for vester lee flanagan, up until about two years ago, an on-air reporter at had station. >> live in henry county, bryce williams, wdbj 7. >> reporter: management says he was fired after...
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flanagan was a former employee at wdbj 7 and on air went by bryce williams.nagan sent a lengthy multi-page fax to a national news organization in new york about this incident, and our investigators now have a copy of it and its use in the course of this investigation will be continuing. that's where we are right now. we still have a lengthy investigation to conduct, and that's our focus as we move forward. i would like now to turn over the mike to sergeant rick garletz with the virginia state police. >> thank you, sheriff. shortly before 11:30 a.m. this morning virginia state police trooper pam neff was on patrol along interstate 66. her license plate reader lpr alerted to a license plate on a chevrolet sonic traveling east on 66. she followed the vehicle a short distance as troopers responded to assist her before she activated her lights. once that backup was there, she activated emergency equipment and attempted to stop the vehicle. the driver of the sonic vester flanagan, also known as bryce williams, refused to stop and sped away from the trooper. it was
flanagan was a former employee at wdbj 7 and on air went by bryce williams.nagan sent a lengthy multi-page fax to a national news organization in new york about this incident, and our investigators now have a copy of it and its use in the course of this investigation will be continuing. that's where we are right now. we still have a lengthy investigation to conduct, and that's our focus as we move forward. i would like now to turn over the mike to sergeant rick garletz with the virginia state...
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. >> you should be, but bryce hit a home run tonight. you know who hits a home run every night? >> who? >> me. every. >> guess who provided the boom -- me. >> guess who provided the boom tonight, bryce harper going deal, but the brother needs a is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store. the time is now for the biggest sale of the year, where all beds are on sale! save 50% on the labor day know better sleep with sleep number. >>> now wusa9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. >> curly ws in need of a little straight talk. 42 games left, 27 at home, all this sleeping in your own tempur-pedic, i say it's perfect for a hot streak and it starts tonight maybe. brewers in town. here's trey turner, that hotshot shortstop. in the 5th, santana says all i want to do is do my zoom zoom and a boom boom shake the room going deal, 3-1 there, brewers back in the 7th. here's turner digging for first. is he safe? nope. replay officials confirmed he was out trying to get his first ever major league hit, but
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. >> 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 reporter and went by the on-air name of bryce williams. >> he worked at the station for about a year before he was fired. investigator s
. >> 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....
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using the name bryce williams on air. robert moses joins us with more about what we know morning. good morning. rntion good morning to you. first thing we want to say this is not a story about us but morning show reports we've all stood in front of the camera with bright lights in our faces obscuring our vision easy to lose track of what is going around us. this is a suburban shopping mall on a tranquil late summer morning. so many of us this morning are schismly asking yes. as the sun rose they awoke to allison walker telling them a story as she did each morning. adam ward behind camera light morning show fair, a or story about tourism. >> to provide a better experience for sighing tourism. >> we won't show you live gun choates and screaming from parker and just witnessed her colleagues getting murdered. the woman parker has been interviewing vicky gardner was injured. there. we will, of course, let you know as soon as we find out. >> camera toppled to the ground it captured this image vesterly flanagan a diseffected former reporter at wdbj flanagan went by bryce williams posted
using the name bryce williams on air. robert moses joins us with more about what we know morning. good morning. rntion good morning to you. first thing we want to say this is not a story about us but morning show reports we've all stood in front of the camera with bright lights in our faces obscuring our vision easy to lose track of what is going around us. this is a suburban shopping mall on a tranquil late summer morning. so many of us this morning are schismly asking yes. as the sun rose...