Seconds before he opened fire [note: I was
able to grab the the full shooting video before Twitter took it down
but it’s too disturbing to publish]:
After fleeing the scene, Flanigan allegedly wrote these series of tweets
after killing Parker and Ward Wednesday morning in Moneta, Virginia
Black gunman kills two white journalists
live on air. Can you imagine the hell that would ensue if a white man
did this to black journalists?
A
disgruntled former news reporter has been shot and is in critical
condition after shooting dead two of his ex-coworkers during a live TV
segment this morning in Moneta, Virginia. No word as of yet if the wound
was self inflicted.
Vester Lee Flanagan (who also goes by
Bryce Williams) took to Twitter to explain his reasons for shooting dead
WDBJ reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27.
Flanagan, who is African American, wrote
that Parker made ‘racist comments’ and that a complaint was filed
against her through the equal employment opportunity commission, but his
station chose to hire her anyway.
As for Ward, Flanagan says that after
working with the cameraman once, Ward complained to HR about the former
multimedia and general assignment reporter. It’s unclear what exactly
happened between the two men.
But the most
shocking post of all was a video Flanagan took of the attack, which he
shared on his Twitter.The chilling clip is taken from Flanagan’s point
of view and shows him approaching the two journalists as they were
interviewing Vicki Gardner, the local chamber of commerce. He opens fire
first on Ward and then turns to kill Parker. Parker, 24, and Ward, 27,
died at the scene while Gardner was rushed to Roanoke Memorial Hospital
for emergency surgery.
After posting the graphic video of the attack, Flanagan’s Twitter account was suspended.
Go to for videos:
Read more: Daily Mail 
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