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this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i m randall pinkston. we are learning more about a man believed to be behind the shooting deaths of two virginia journalists live on television this morning. police have identified the fan as fester flanagan. he is believed to be a former employee of the station, working under the name bryce williams. he is believed to have shot two former colleagues as they were reporting live on air this morning. reporter allison parker, 24 years old, and cameraman adam ward 27, interviewing a guest when the report was interrupted by gunfire. news room across the country have been shaken by this. what is the latest? reporter: it s lurid, it s graphic. it s horrific. it s about five miles southwest of virginia year. rowen oak virginia one of the steps along the way that many journalists have stopped at. allison parker was on the air at 6:45 this morning, interviewing the chairwoman of the chamber of commerce there, victory gardner. ....
we have a series of reports tonight. first justice correspondent jeff pegues. reporter: police searched vester flanagan s car, apartment, and a nearby dumpster looking for clues to explain why he opened fire on his former coworkers on live television, and then posted his own video online. his aimage was caught on adam am ward s falling camera, and after the shooting, court papers say flanagan sent a text message to a friend making a reference to doing something stupid. inside flanagan s getaway vehicle police found a glock pistol and ammunition along with a briefcase with three license plate, a wig, and a black hat. also inside, a to-do list, the contents of which was not released. officials say that flanagan legally bought two glock pistols from this gun shop less than 10 minutes away from wdbj. at a trailer park on reporter: flanagan who used the name bryce williams on air was fired from the station in 2013. he sued for discrimination and wrongful termination. ....
we have a series of reports tonight. first justice correspondent jeff pegues. reporter: police searched vester flanagan s car, apartment, and a nearby dumpster looking for clues to explain why he opened fire on his former coworkers on live television, and then posted his own video online. his aimage was caught on adam adam ward s falling camera, and after the shooting, court papers say flanagan sent a text message to a friend making a reference to doing something stupid. inside flanagan s getaway vehicle police found a glock pistol and ammunition along with a briefcase with three license plate, a wig, and a black hat. also inside, a to-do list, the contents of which was not released. officials say that flanagan legally bought two glock pistols from this gun shop less than 10 minutes away from wdbj. at a trailer park on reporter: flanagan who used the name bryce williams on air was fired from the station in 2013. he sued for discrimination and wrongful terminatio ....
fox 29 news hd brought to you by x finity the future of awesome. right now at 10:00, coming together by candlelight. grieving a young reporter and photographer murdered on life tv. i cannot tell you how much they were loved allison and ad adam. in his own chilling words, why the shooter stalk his former co-workers as people from nearby and far away share the pain of such a public loss. the tributes pouring in tonight from around the world for reporter allison parker and photographer adam ward targeted shot and killed during a routine tv interview this morning. the gunman a troubled former co-worker. good evening, i m lucy noland. i m iain page. wdbj s general manager says no one had heard from vester flanagan since police he is cored him off the property two years ago until today. allison park concern adam ward were life outdoor shopping mall this morning near mow net at a, virginia when flanagan walked up and started shooting. the woman being interviewed ....
tv interview this morning. the gunman a troubled former co-worker. good evening, i m lucy noland. i m iain page. wdbj s general manager says no one had heard from vester flanagan since police he is cored him off the property two years ago until today. allison park concern adam ward were life outdoor shopping mall this morning near mow net at a, virginia when flanagan walked up and started shooting. the woman being interviewed also hit but survived. flanagan took off later leading police on chase along a virginia interstate before turning the gun on himself. we have live team coverage tonight. we begin with chris o connell with what the gunman himself let up to this morning s shooting. reporter: we are getting clear picture tonight hooves that are flanagan was and the troubles leading up to the double murder suicide broadcast this morning on live television. the 41-year-old called himself a human powder keg ready to go boom. before filming himself gunning down hi ....