Virginia TV crew shot, killed on air

Ponca City Now - August 26, 2015 9:33 am

UPDATE: MONETA, Va. (AP) – State Police: Suspect in TV shooting ran off road, crashed, was suffering from gunshot wound .

MONETA, Va. (AP) – The general manager of a TV station in Virginia says two crew members were fatally shot on air in central Virginia.

Jeffrey A. Marks, general manager of WDBJ-TV, identified the two killed as Alison Parker and Adam Ward.

The station says in tweets and in a story on its website that the incident happened at a shopping center. The station says law enforcement officials are on the scene.

The station is based in Roanoke, Virginia, and serves the southwest and central part of the state. The shopping mall is just off Smith Mountain Lake.

Moneta is about 25 miles southeast of Roanoke.

 

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