Suspected WDBJ7 gunman reportedly shoots himself after posting disturbing videos of attack

Alleged shooter Vester Lee Flanigan, also known as Bryce Williams

(Image credit: Twitter.com/WDBJ7)

last updated 26 August 2015

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.