Virginia TV journalists killed in on-air shooting; suspect fatally shoots self

WDBJ reporter is shot in this still image from video posted to the Facebook account of Bryce William

A television reporter and a cameraman were shot and killed during a live broadcast in Virginia on Wednesday in an attack authorities said was carried out by a former employee of the TV station. The suspect, 41-year-old Vester Flanagan, shot himself several hours later as police pursued him on a Virginia highway. Social media postings by a person who appeared to be Flanagan indicated the suspect had grievances against the station, CBS affiliate WDBJ7 in Roanoke, Virginia, which let him go two years ago.

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Source:: Yahoo News

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