TV Reporter and Cameraman shot dead on duty -on-air
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WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker, 24, and WDBJ7 cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were killed in the midst of an interview around 6:45 a.m. local time in Moneta, VA., the TV station announced Wednesday. During the live broadcast, eight shots could be heard, sending Parker and her interviewee running for safety. The attack took place at a large shopping center, Bridgewater Plaza, near Smith Mountain Lake.
The station quickly switched back to a shot of the anchor back at the station, whose jaw dropped as she said, “OK, not sure what happened there. We will of course let you know as soon as we find out what those sounds were from.” Vicki Gardner of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce, survived the attack. She was taken into surgery.
According to station general manager said on-air,Jeffrey Marks, “Alison and Adam died this morning shortly after 6:45 shortly when the shots rang out. We do not know the motive. We do not know who the suspect or who the killer is.”
Sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, ABC News received a 23-page fax from someone claiming to be Williams. It was turned over to police.
Vicki Gardner, the sole survivor of the shooting, is out of surgery and stable situation.
The shooter was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1:26 pm, per state police. Police still investigate this cruel tragedy for both journalists.
