2 TV journalists killed during live broadcast in Virginia

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Alison Parker and Adam Ward of WDBJ7
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A photographer and reporter for CBS affiliate WDBJ7 were killed in a shooting in southwest Virginia on Wednesday morning, the beginning of which was caught on camera during their live broadcast. In the highly unsettling video, WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker is seen interviewing a woman about tourism at the Bridgewater Plaza when gunshots ring out. Parker can be heard screaming before the camera cuts out.

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Jeva Lange
Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.