Vester lee flanagan ii, 41, identified by the authorities as the gunman, waited until alison parker and adam ward, young journalists at wdbj in roanoke, were on air, then killed. On the morning of august 26, 2015, news reporter alison parker and photojournalist adam ward, both employees of cbs affiliate wdbj in roanoke, virginia, united states, were fatally shot. (wfxr) — senator mark warner is urging the federal trade commission (ftc) to take action against google and meta over the failure to remove the.
In chilling footage that has been posted online, several shots rang out and screams are heard. Thousands saw the moment two us journalists were killed because of a feature that automatically plays video on facebook and twitter. Footage of alison parker and adam.
The camera drops to the floor and the screams continue — before the. Reporter alison parker of cbs affiliate wdbj was interviewing vicki gardner, an economic development official, about local tourism as shots rang out, apparently first hitting. Video of the virginia shooting that killed reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward has surfaced facebook and twitter. The alleged gunman, a former.
Alison and adam were in the middle of a live interview in southern virginia in 2015 when a gunman — a disgruntled former colleague — walked up and opened fire.