TV reporter, cameraman shot dead on live show

TV reporter, cameraman shot dead on live show
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A woman TV news reporter and a cameraman conducting a live on-air interview were killed on the spot when a \"disgruntled station employee\" opened fire at a mall in US state of Virginia and fled, shocking viewers who saw the grissly drama on their TVs.

Moneta: A woman TV news reporter and a cameraman conducting a live on-air interview were killed on the spot when a "disgruntled station employee" opened fire at a mall in US state of Virginia and fled, shocking viewers who saw the grissly drama on their TVs.

Alison Parker, Adam Ward

Alison Parker, 24, a reporter for WDBJ television news channel, and Adam Ward, 27, a cameraman, were interviewing a woman about a shopping plaza in Moneta, a small community near Roanoke city–when they were shot by an unidentified gunman, media reports said.


He was being chased by police on an interstate highway. Video of the deadly on-air shooting on Wednesday of two US journalists apparently filmed by the assailant was posted on Twitter and Facebook -- footage that was later taken down. The video, posted under the Twitter account @bryce_williams7.

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