Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn reacted swiftly by suspending the gunman’s accounts, but by then it was too late, the video had spread. In a 23-page rambling letter sent to ABC News, Williams wrote that the Charleston church shooting in June should have provoked a race war: “Why did I do it?” The account was suspended shortly after the videos were posted.
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WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and photojournalist Adam Ward, 27, were killed at around 6:45 a.m. while interviewing Vicki Gardner of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce.
ABC NEWS -Police have named a reporter they are seeking in relation the on-air shooting that left two dead this morning in Virginia.
A Twitter feed opened under the name Bryce Williams two weeks before today’s shooting included posts stating that Flanagan had filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint against Parker, whom the poster alleges “made racist comments”.
As the camera drops to the ground, it captures what appears to be a fleeting image of the shooter.
A news videographer and a reporter were shot and killed during a live report this morning in a small community in Western Virginia.
“Oh, my God!” Parker screamed just before the live interview was cut and viewers returned to anchor Kimberly McBroom.
Marks says a nearby TV station that is normally a competitor is covering other, unrelated news and will share video with the station. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has joined in the manhunt, while the ATF and FBI are participating in the investigation.
UPDATE-WTOP in Washington is reporting that Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said, “Law enforcement personnel have a photo of the suspect”.
Both Parker and Ward had run-ins with Williams when he worked at the station.
Dr. Patrick says that sometimes if disgruntled employees have exhausted all legal avenues, social media is their only outlet to vent their frustration. “BRING IT THEN YOU WHITE …(deleted)!!!”
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Flanagan sent a series of Tweets from his cell phone, which is how law enforcement says they were able to locate him. Teaching Americans that they aren’t victims would be a great way of battling evil – most victims aren’t evil, but virtually all evil people think they are victims, and thus justify their violence.
