A gunman opened fire on an American television news crew during a 'live' television broadcast Wednesday morning. Two people died in the attack. They were identified as 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker and her cameraman, 27-year-old Adam Ward.
Television station WDBJ says they were attacked in South Mountain Lake, near the city of Roanoke in southwestern Virginia. Ms. Parker was questioning a local business leader when the gunman began shooting. The businesswoman was shot in the back, but survived.
The camera caught images of the suspected gunman. They show a man wearing dark clothing.
Police launched a search for the suspect, who fled the area. He was identified as Vester Flanigan, a former employee of the television station where the two victims had worked.
Officials say the suspect shot himself when police found him on a road outside Washington, D.C. He was at first reported to have died. But it was learned later that he survived his own gunshot and was taken to a hospital in "very critical condition."
Vester Flanigan also was known as Bryce Williams. Two social media accounts linked to that name were used after the shooting to publicize images from the attack.
The shooting happened early Wednesday as the television station was broadcasting a 'live' video feed from the news crew. Another reporter for the station said, "We have no idea what happened, they were out covering a feature story - they were not covering protests or demonstrations."
The general manager of WDBJ, Jeffrey Marks, appeared during the broadcast after the attack. "We heard screaming," he said. "We heard nothing. And then the camera fell."
The shooting took place about 190 kilometers from Virginia's capital, Richmond.
The suspected gunman has died of gunshot wounds. He shot himself when confronted by police on a highway, officials said. The suspect, Vester Flanagan, was a former employee of the television station WDBJ.
美國本地時光周三早上，一家美國電視台的消息記者在電視直播時，受到槍手開槍射擊，兩名記者就地滅亡，經確認分離是24歲的采訪記者Alison Parker和27歲的攝像師Adam Ward。
WDBJ電視台稱，事發所在在弗吉尼亞東北部羅諾克市鄰近的南山湖，遇害的女記者Parker正在采訪本地一位企業主，受采訪的女性企業主背部也遭到槍擊，但幸免於難。
攝像機記載下了懷疑槍手的畫面，表現是一位身著玄色衣服的男性。
警方在疑犯逃跑的地區睜開搜刮，並將疑犯確以為Vester Flanigan，曾同兩名遇害者在統一家電視台上班。
警方稱，在華盛頓特區鄰近的公路上被發明時，疑犯開槍自盡。以前報導稱其滅亡，但隨後懂得到疑犯並未滅亡，但情形危機被送往病院。
Vester Flanigan別名Bryce Williams，他的兩個交際賬號表現在槍擊案以後，他用另外一個名字將槍擊的畫面頒布在網上。
槍擊產生在周三早上，電視台正在直播記者報導的消息。電視台的另一名記者稱：“咱們不曉得產生了甚麽，他們采訪的是一項專題報導，並無采訪抗議或請願運動。”
WDBJ電視台總司理Jeffrey Marks在槍擊產生後經由過程電視直播稱：“咱們只聽到了尖啼聲，不曉得產生了甚麽，以後攝像機便掉在了地上。”
槍擊案產生所在間隔弗吉尼亞首府裏士滿190公裏。
警方最新新聞，槍手終極因槍傷治療無效滅亡，他在公路上同警員遭受時飲彈自殺。疑犯Vester Flanagan是WDBJ電視台的前雇員。
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