WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker, photographer Adam Ward killed on live TV
A gunman killed a reporter and photographer during a live television broadcast on Wednesday, officials and colleagues at the station said.
WDBJ7 correspondent Alison Parker is seen conducting an interview at around 6:45 a.m. at a shopping center in Moneta, Virginia.
In chilling footage that has been posted online, several shots break out and screams are heard. The camera drops to the floor and the screams continue — before the broadcast cuts away to a confused and concerned-looking anchor, according to nbcnews.com.
The station confirmed that Parker — who just turned 24 — and photographer Adam Ward, 27, were killed.
The Franklin County Sheriff Department told NBC station WSLS 10 earlier that three people had been shot in the incident.
In addition to the deaths of Ward and Parker, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine said that a woman by the name of Vicki Gardner had been "seriously injured" in the shooting. WDBJ7 said she was in surgery