Marks said Williams alleged that other employees made racially tinged comments to him, but said his EEOC claim was dismissed and none of his allegations could be corroborated. They say Williams filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Parker, and that Ward had reported Williams to human resources. Tweets posted on Williams’ Twitter account Wednesday described workplace conflicts with both victims. Ward was engaged to a producer at the station, Melissa Ott, who was celebrating her last day on the job and was in the control room, watching it live, as the shooting unfolded, Marks said.
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The three, in the midst of a live TV interview, do not seem to notice the gunman, who doesn’t start shooting until Ward points the camera at Parker. The shooter appeared to walk up to the victims and stand a few feet away from them while holding the weapon. Video posted hours after the shooting on Bryce Williams’ Twitter account and Facebook page showed an outstretched arm holding the handgun and firing repeatedly at Parker as she tried to run away. He did not take that well,” Marks explained. “Eventually after many incidents of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him. Marks described him as “an unhappy man” and “difficult to work with,” always “looking out for people to say things he could take offence to.” Jeffrey Marks, WDBJ’s president and general manager, said Flanagan had to be escorted by police out of the station when he was fired. Flanagan appeared on WDBJ as Bryce Williams. The suspect was identified as Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, of Roanoke, by the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. Their interview subject, Vicki Gardner, was in stable condition later Wednesday after surgery for her wounds. Parker and Ward were killed as the gunman fired about 15 shots. WDBJ quickly switched back to the anchor at the station, her eyes large and jaw dropping as she said, “OK, not sure what happened there.” The station later went live again, reporting on their own station and staff as the story developed. Ward fell, too, and the camera he had been holding on his shoulder captured a fleeting image of the suspect holding a handgun. Viewers saw her scream and run, and she could be heard saying “Oh my God,” as she fell. 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. He died at a hospital later Wednesday, authorities said. Hours later and hundreds of miles away, he crashed a vehicle and troopers found him suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. _ 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.Īuthorities identified the suspect as a journalist who had been fired from the station earlier this year. 26, 2015, when a gunman opened fire during a live on-air interview in Moneta, Va. Parker and Ward were killed, Wednesday, Aug. This screenshot from WDBJ-TV7, in Roanoke, Va., shows reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward.
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