Gardner has been working at the chamber since 2002, according to her LinkedIn page. She is now recovering and is in stable condition. She is a bright, energetic, positive, visionary leader who has given so much to this community. We just moved in together.
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“She has suffered some internal damage, but she’s stabilized right now and it looks good”, Jessica Gauldin, vice chairman of the chamber of commerce, told The Washington Post.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe called the shooting, which killed two journalists, a “senseless tragedy”. “I continue to keep the WDBJ family as well as Vicki Gardner, who was wounded this morning, in my thoughts and prayers”.
Police have cordoned off the area surrounding Bridgewater Plaza and schools in the area in lockdown.
A reporter and cameraman from WDBJ TV in Roanoke, Va., were shot and killed today during a live broadcast, the television station’s general manager confirmed in an on-air statement. The killer, Vester Flanagan, a former employee of the same TV station, was chased across the state and died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds in a Northern Virginia hospital.
Roanoke Carilion memorial Hospital issued a statement Wednesday following the shooting of three people at Smith Mountain Lake.
The lake is home to residents and recreational businesses, and the water in Smith Mountain Lake passes through hydroelectric generators to provide electricity for the region, the dam project’s website says.
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The suspect is now being chased on Interstate 81.
