The public grieving of WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker's bereaved boyfriend is heartbreaking

WDBJ7 reporter Allison Parker and anchor Chris Hurst
(Image credit: Twitter/chrishurstwdbj)

The outpouring of love and grief over the loss of two WDBJ7 journalists killed during a live broadcast Wednesday morning has been both limitless and moving. "We love you, Alison and Adam," the Virginia CBS affiliate tweeted in the journalists' memory, posting the photographs of Alison Parker, 24, and Adam Ward, 27. Ward was engaged to a producer at the station, Melissa Ott, and had planned to move to Charlotte with her. And Chris Hurst, an anchor for WDBJ7, was "very much in love" with Parker — they had just moved in together.

Hurst offered a heartbreaking tribute to Parker on Twitter:

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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.