Alleged WDBJ7 shooter Vester Flanagan, also known as Bryce Williams, has shot himself and is in critical condition, state police say. (Update: Flanagan was pronounced dead later on Wednesday afternoon.) Flanagan, a former employee of the Virginia CBS affiliate, is suspected of shooting and killing WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker, 24, and photographer Adam Ward, 27, early Wednesday morning. A third victim — Vicki Gardner of the local Chamber of Commerce — is recovering after surgery.
Before shooting himself on Interstate 66 a few hours after the attack, Flanagan posted other extremely disturbing videos to Twitter and Facebook that appeared to show him hovering near the two journalists and brandishing a weapon before opening fire. Becca Stanek
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