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Tell our own nbc's pete williams that in fact he had killed himself. do we have pete williams on the line with us now? pete, are you there? >> reporter: i'm here, luke. >> pete, what is the latest from what you are hearing? >> reporter: what we are told is when federal authorities approached vester lee flanagan a short time ago on an interstate highway, i-66, they approached his car and that he then turned the gun on himself and shot himself. we have heard conflicting reports on whether that was a fatal shot or whether he is, as we speak, still alive. we are waiting for confirmation from the s...

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Wdbj. all of this happening right around 6:45 this morning during that live shot that you showed on your program just a second ago. at this point after hours of what's believed to be some kind of pursuit, police tracking this particular suspect, it appears as though the immediate danger is over but it's obviously still a developing situation, luke. >> you raised a great point. we have pete williams, special report live, on the latest. >> reporter: the local cbs affiliate in roanoke. we're not going to show you the entire sequence, but as you'll see the reporter was interviewing a local chamber...

By parker. the suspected gunman is identified as vester flanagan who used the name brice williams. he was described as the disgruntled former employee. he fled the scene buzz was spotted by troopers on interstate 66 in faulkner county. there was a short chase between police and flanagan before he veered off into the median. when troopers approached they found him with a self inflicted gunshot wound. he was air lifted to the hospital where he later died. flanagan's accounts were taken down by twitter and facebook. earlier today jeff marks describes suspected shooter vester flanagan. >> vester w...