Posted on 08/26/2015 11:23:15 AM PDT by Timber Rattler
A disgruntled former employee of a Virginia TV station stalked and ambushed a news crew during a live interview Wednesday morning before opening fire, killing a reporter and photographer and wounding the woman being interviewed.
Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, who went by the name Bryce Williams while working at the station, WDBJ, has been identified as the suspect. His name was initially reported as Lester Lee Flanagan.
Flanagan shot himself after being confronted by police, WHSV reports. He was taken to the hospital and died at about 1:25 p.m.
The gunman opened fire during a live interview with a member of the local Chamber of Commerce. Cameraman Adam Ward, 27, and reporter Alison Parker, 23, of WDBJ 7 TV, were killed. The woman being interviewed, Vicki Gardner, was also shot and wounded, the Roanoke Times reports. She is in surgery after being shot in the back. Gardner is the executive director at the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce.
He was later confronted by police in Fauquier County, about three hours away from where the shooting occurred.
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He is dead. Presser states no idea if racially motivated
I think his own tweets have answered that question. He was very disturbed mentally and had a huge racial chip on his shoulder.
Here’s What We Know About the Man Who Shot Two Reporters On Live TV
The lady who was being interviewed has apparently passed away as well. So he killed all three.
RIP to the victims.
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How many representatives will Obama send to his funeral?
This was very simply Black on White crime motivated by racial HATE!!It is Black Racism !!!
Vester Lee Flanagan
Not a racist. Not a hate crime.
Earnest REPORT straight from WHITE HOUSE
“More GUN VIOLENCE”
Federal gov “will INVESTIGATE.”
Quick Fact #6: He’s dead, Jim.
I believe you are incorrect. The Sheriff just asked for prayers for her as she is currently receiving treatment for her injuries.
He sued the Tallahassee station in 2000.
He went to work at the Virginia station in 2012.
What resume did he give to the Virginia station?
RESUME
2000: Fired from Station
2000: Discrimination suit against station dismissed
2000 to 2012: High paid companion?
WTH!
Well there’s a two-fer.
Now the story will be buried TWICE as fast.
A Twitter post he recently wrote suggests that he saw himself as a victim...he made some mention of filing a complaint with the EEOC.
“Vester Lee Flanagan”
William Epperly Vester Lee Flannagan II
Also referred to as “Mr. Williams”
This^^^^
Big time
Mentally ill and obsessed with racial victimhood
GOOD!
Yeah.
Obola’s press releases (er, FBI and ATF and DOJ spokespeoples) are using all three names.
Means they have declared him a right-wing low-brow white racist hate-filled bigot from the south.
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