A television correspondent and her cameraman from WDBJ-TV7 were both shot to death early this morning as they were recording a live interview at a shopping mall in Virginia.
Footage from the incident appears to show a man stepping into the frame and pointing a gun at 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker before the film begins to go off kilter. The cameraman, 27-year-old Adam Ward, was also shot and killed. A third person, a member of the local Chamber of Commerce, was moderately injured and rushed to hospital, where she underwent surgery.
Police are still hunting for the suspect, who managed to escape.
UPDATE: The gunman, Vester Flanigan (on-air was Bryce William), a former employee of the station, shot and killed himself when he was confronted by police. Flanigan filmed himself shooting the victims and posted the video on social media.