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Virginia shooting: WDBJ news crew members gunned down at shopping center near Roanoke

Originally published on 26 August, 2015 Sign up for a free trial of News Direct's animated news graphics at http://newsdirect.nma.com.tw/Reuters.... ---------------------------------------­----------------------------------------­--------------- For story suggestions please contact tips@nma.com.tw A shopping center near Roanoke, Virginia became the scene of a deadly shooting on Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire at members of the news crew at local news station WDBJ during a live broadcast. The shooter, who has now been identified as Vester Lee Flanagan, known professionally as Bryce Williams, was a “disgruntled employee.” Television reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were conducting an interview with a woman at Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta at approximately 6:45 a.m. when Williams opened fire. Ward and Parker were found dead at the scene, while the interviewee, who was shot in the back, is in stable condition following emergency surgery. After the shooting police closely pursued Williams, who posted up videos of the shooting to his Facebook and Twitter accounts while on the run. His accounts have since been suspended. Williams reportedly shot himself in the head during the police pursuit. He was pronounced dead at at an area hospital at 1:26pm local time. According to his LinkedIn profile, which has also since been suspended, Williams worked at WDBJ for a year from March 2012 to February 2013. ---------------------------------------­----------------------------------------­--------------- Next Media Animation’s News Direct service provides daily, high-quality, informative 3D animated news graphics that fill in for missing footage and help viewers understand breaking news stories or in-depth features on science, technology, and health. To subscribe to News Direct or for more info, please visit: http://newsdirect.nma.com.tw/Index.aspx