After the on-air fatal shooting of two employees of a central Virginia TV station, the general manager appeared on air and called it a terrible crime, saying authorities don’t know who the gunman is.
WDBJ-TV general manager Jeffrey A. Marks called the Wednesday morning incident at a shopping center “a terrible crime against two fine journalists.”
Marks said on air that neither the station nor officials know the motive for the shooting or any identify of a suspect. He says he has talked with authorities and they are working diligently to find out.
Alison Parker and Adam Ward, two employees of Virginia’s WDBJ-TV station who were killed in a mall shooting on Wednesday, August 26 2015. (Screen capture, Twitter.com)
In the video of the incident, as the camera falls to the ground, it captures a fleeting image of a man in black pants and a blue top who appears to be holding a handgun.
The station has identified the two killed as reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward.
Marks said on air: “I cannot tell you how much they were loved. Alison and Adam.”
“Our hearts are broken.”
— AP
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