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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 26, 2015 9:09:51 GMT -5
Manager: 2 Virginia TV station workers fatally shot on airMONETA, Va. (AP) — A television reporter and cameraman were shot to death on the air during a live broadcast Wednesday morning from a shopping center in Virginia. Jeffrey A. Marks, general manager of WDBJ-TV, identified the two killed as Alison Parker and Adam Ward and called the shooting "a terrible crime against two fine journalists." Video shows Parker interviewing someone about tourism on Bridgewater Plaza in Franklin County. She was smiling when suddenly at least eight shots were heard. The camera drops to the ground and captures what appears to be a fleeting image of the shooter. The person is wearing black pants and a blue top and appears to be holding a handgun. Parker can be heard screaming. The station then switches back to a shot of an anchor back at the station, who has a shocked expression on her face. link to breaking storyGet the SOB.
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Post by chiver78 on Aug 26, 2015 9:11:44 GMT -5
I just saw something about this on FB from friends in that area. wtf is wrong with people?? RIP to those killed.
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Post by The Captain on Aug 26, 2015 9:13:18 GMT -5
Thanks for this Tenn, some of the news feeds are blocked at work, but your link worked (the video didn't).
I know it's too early for speculation but I have to ask anyway (in case it's more apparent from the video) were the reporters targeted or were they caught in some cross-fire?
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 26, 2015 9:15:04 GMT -5
The camera man's fallen camera was running while on the ground and filmed the shooter. Got a reasonably good shot of his killer's face.
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 26, 2015 9:16:30 GMT -5
Thanks for this Tenn, some of the news feeds are blocked at work, but your link worked (the video didn't). I know it's too early for speculation but I have to ask anyway (in case it's more apparent from the video) were the reporters targeted or were they caught in some cross-fire? It occured around 0645 today and the waterpark was closed. No folks around. They were targeted.
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 26, 2015 9:21:13 GMT -5
News is now reporting police allegedly know the shooter's name and he might have been a disgruntled employee/former employee of the TV station.
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Post by chiver78 on Aug 26, 2015 9:50:23 GMT -5
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Aug 26, 2015 10:16:06 GMT -5
News is now reporting police allegedly know the shooter's name and he might have been a disgruntled employee/former employee of the TV station. Oh for crying out loud. What the f#$% is WRONG with people. You have an issue with someone, you don't shoot them. You sue them. You gossip about them. You talk badly about them. In extreme cases you punch them or have some pushy-shovy going on. You don't shoot them.
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 26, 2015 10:22:32 GMT -5
News is now reporting police allegedly know the shooter's name and he might have been a disgruntled employee/former employee of the TV station. Oh for crying out loud. What the f#$% is WRONG with people. You have an issue with someone, you don't shoot them. You sue them. You gossip about them. You talk badly about them. In extreme cases you punch them or have some pushy-shovy going on. You don't shoot them. The hate and hostility toward the alleged offenders blinds them to rationale behavior. The supect in question posted on his social media site he shot the reporter because she made racial comments about him. He also posted a video of him shooting the dead and injured.
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Post by Opti on Aug 26, 2015 10:45:38 GMT -5
Damn. I wonder what these racial comments were. He's black?
This is crazy and RIP to both. <--- to idiot gunman
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Post by Bluerobin on Aug 26, 2015 10:55:56 GMT -5
I can only hope the shooter resists arrest!
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Post by mmhmm on Aug 26, 2015 10:59:45 GMT -5
I can only hope the shooter resists arrest! There are reports he's killed himself, but nothing verified yet. How sad for the family and friends of his victims.
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Post by PK Bucko on Aug 26, 2015 11:28:51 GMT -5
Absolute horror.
The last I'd heard on the shooter is that he did shoot himself but was not dead. He's in critical condition.
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Post by chiver78 on Aug 26, 2015 11:49:58 GMT -5
more coverage. linkapparently this suspect was another on-air personality. wow.
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Post by mmhmm on Aug 26, 2015 11:51:21 GMT -5
ABC is reporting it received a 23-page fax from "Bryce Williams". Perhaps, it will explain why this person decided it was the best thing to do to shoot two people to death.
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Post by flamingo on Aug 26, 2015 12:09:05 GMT -5
OMG, this is so awful! WTF is wrong with people?!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 13:21:03 GMT -5
Manager: 2 Virginia TV station workers fatally shot on airMONETA, Va. (AP) — A television reporter and cameraman were shot to death on the air during a live broadcast Wednesday morning from a shopping center in Virginia. Jeffrey A. Marks, general manager of WDBJ-TV, identified the two killed as Alison Parker and Adam Ward and called the shooting "a terrible crime against two fine journalists." Video shows Parker interviewing someone about tourism on Bridgewater Plaza in Franklin County. She was smiling when suddenly at least eight shots were heard. The camera drops to the ground and captures what appears to be a fleeting image of the shooter. The person is wearing black pants and a blue top and appears to be holding a handgun. Parker can be heard screaming. The station then switches back to a shot of an anchor back at the station, who has a shocked expression on her face. link to breaking storyGet the SOB. I haven't seen president Obama on the liberal network news saying that the black shooter could of been his son. Where's the endless questioning by the major media outlets in regards to the racially motivated shooting of white people ?
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 26, 2015 13:22:05 GMT -5
Manager: 2 Virginia TV station workers fatally shot on airMONETA, Va. (AP) — A television reporter and cameraman were shot to death on the air during a live broadcast Wednesday morning from a shopping center in Virginia. Jeffrey A. Marks, general manager of WDBJ-TV, identified the two killed as Alison Parker and Adam Ward and called the shooting "a terrible crime against two fine journalists." Video shows Parker interviewing someone about tourism on Bridgewater Plaza in Franklin County. She was smiling when suddenly at least eight shots were heard. The camera drops to the ground and captures what appears to be a fleeting image of the shooter. The person is wearing black pants and a blue top and appears to be holding a handgun. Parker can be heard screaming. The station then switches back to a shot of an anchor back at the station, who has a shocked expression on her face. link to breaking storyGet the SOB. I haven't seen president Obama on the liberal network news saying that the black shooter could of been his son. Where's the endless questioning by the major media outlets in regards to the racially motivated shooting of white people ? Make it fucking political. How about waiting 12 hours or so before you start this crap.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 13:26:41 GMT -5
I haven't seen president Obama on the liberal network news saying that the black shooter could of been his son. Where's the endless questioning by the major media outlets in regards to the racially motivated shooting of white people ? Make it fucking political. How about waiting 12 hours or so before you start this crap. So it's "crap" when the blacks are shooting white people. Where's the endless media speculation on a black racist shooting two whites ? White lives don't matter ?
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Post by djAdvocate on Aug 26, 2015 13:28:32 GMT -5
Make it fucking political. How about waiting 12 hours or so before you start this crap. So it's "crap" when the blacks are shooting white people. Where's the endless media speculation on racist shooting ? White lives don't matter ? D23: the statements are not corroborated. read here \/ Jeffrey A. Marks, president and general manager of the station, confirmed that the complaint had been filed, but said it was dismissed as baseless. Of the racist comments, “none of them could be corroborated by anyone,” he said. “We think they were fabricated.” so, do you REALLY want the president to comment on hearsay? is that leadership?
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Post by Tennesseer on Aug 26, 2015 13:30:32 GMT -5
The shooter has died.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 13:47:12 GMT -5
So it's "crap" when the blacks are shooting white people. Where's the endless media speculation on racist shooting ? White lives don't matter ? D23: the statements are not corroborated. read here \/ Jeffrey A. Marks, president and general manager of the station, confirmed that the complaint had been filed, but said it was dismissed as baseless. Of the racist comments, “none of them could be corroborated by anyone,” he said. “We think they were fabricated.” so, do you REALLY want the president to comment on hearsay? is that leadership? I don't think our potus is going to claim a possible kinship with a black shooter on killing two whites, regardless of statements made or not made. Our potus is racist after the Trayvon Martin statement of "he could of been his son".
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Post by The Captain on Aug 26, 2015 13:57:41 GMT -5
Make it fucking political. How about waiting 12 hours or so before you start this crap. So it's "crap" when the blacks are shooting white people. Where's the endless media speculation on a black racist shooting two whites ? White lives don't matter ? I seem to recall in the case you referenced, there was some time that lapsed between the incident and when PRESIDENT Obama issued his statement. I would guess he was hoping for some facts, as opposed to speculation. Just as there was some time before he commented on the church shootings. I also suspect there was a pause to gather some information. However if you want our elected leader to comment on speculative information mere hours after an event then you are not of the caliber I thought you were. I apologize for my error.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 14:03:12 GMT -5
So it's "crap" when the blacks are shooting white people. Where's the endless media speculation on a black racist shooting two whites ? White lives don't matter ? " you are not of the caliber I thought you were." OK.
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Post by weltschmerz on Aug 26, 2015 14:08:22 GMT -5
Manager: 2 Virginia TV station workers fatally shot on airMONETA, Va. (AP) — A television reporter and cameraman were shot to death on the air during a live broadcast Wednesday morning from a shopping center in Virginia. Jeffrey A. Marks, general manager of WDBJ-TV, identified the two killed as Alison Parker and Adam Ward and called the shooting "a terrible crime against two fine journalists." Video shows Parker interviewing someone about tourism on Bridgewater Plaza in Franklin County. She was smiling when suddenly at least eight shots were heard. The camera drops to the ground and captures what appears to be a fleeting image of the shooter. The person is wearing black pants and a blue top and appears to be holding a handgun. Parker can be heard screaming. The station then switches back to a shot of an anchor back at the station, who has a shocked expression on her face. link to breaking storyGet the SOB. I haven't seen president Obama on the liberal network news saying that the black shooter could of been his son. Where's the endless questioning by the major media outlets in regards to the racially motivated shooting of white people ? Can you please at least wait until the bodies get cold?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 14:10:12 GMT -5
So it's "crap" when the blacks are shooting white people. Where's the endless media speculation on a black racist shooting two whites ? White lives don't matter ? I seem to recall in the case you referenced, there was some time that lapsed between the incident and when PRESIDENT Obama issued his statement. I would guess he was hoping for some facts, as opposed to speculation. Just as there was some time before he commented on the church shootings. I also suspect there was a pause to gather some information. However if you want our elected leader to comment on speculative information mere hours after an event then you are not of the caliber I thought you were. I apologize for my error. When he commented on the church shootings he said that the mass shootings mostly happen in this country, in a push for more gun restrictions. In Tunisia, a lone gunman killed over thirty British and Irish tourists just a couple of days after that church shooting. Seemed to be no mention of that in the major media or by Obama.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2015 14:14:28 GMT -5
I haven't seen president Obama on the liberal network news saying that the black shooter could of been his son. Where's the endless questioning by the major media outlets in regards to the racially motivated shooting of white people ? Can you please at least wait until the bodies get cold? No, I'm following the "gun control for whatever plan", to move immediately onto subject, even if all the facts aren't in.
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Post by lexxy703 on Aug 26, 2015 14:18:09 GMT -5
Good it will save the cost of a trial & years of incarceration.
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Post by djAdvocate on Aug 26, 2015 14:36:25 GMT -5
D23: the statements are not corroborated. read here \/ Jeffrey A. Marks, president and general manager of the station, confirmed that the complaint had been filed, but said it was dismissed as baseless. Of the racist comments, “none of them could be corroborated by anyone,” he said. “We think they were fabricated.” so, do you REALLY want the president to comment on hearsay? is that leadership? I don't think our potus is going to claim a possible kinship with a black shooter on killing two whites, regardless of statements made or not made. Our potus is racist after the Trayvon Martin statement of "he could of been his son". ok, i must have misunderstood you. i thought you were talking about racism. my mistake.
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