[Scan-DC] TV reporter and camera operator shot and killed during broadcast this a.m.

[Ed Tobias]

I know the GM of WDBJ through RTDNA.  The station staff seemed to do an 
amazing job reporting on their own tragedy.

Ed

-----Original Message----- 
From: Brooks, Kurt
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 5:56 PM
To: Sean Hoyden
Cc: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] TV reporter and camera operator shot and killed 
during broadcast this a.m.

Well we were concerned at WUSA, and were taking measures

On Aug 26, 2015, at 17:50, Sean Hoyden 
<sean.hoyden at gmail.com<mailto:sean.hoyden at gmail.com>> wrote:

?Can't help but wonder where he was heading... early reports suggested 
Richmond on I-64.  Obviously that was inaccurate, I just wonder if he had 
local ties?

On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Brooks, Kurt 
<knbrooks at wusa9.com<mailto:knbrooks at wusa9.com>> wrote:
I was westbound on I66 in Fairfax when this broke... And my relatively new 
BCD536HP locked onto STARS / Culpeper 2.

Neat recording feature that has.

Amazing how it went down.

> On Aug 26, 2015, at 12:48, Bruce Harper 
> <brucebharper at gmail.com<mailto:brucebharper at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Andrew wrote:
>
> Suspect has apparently been located deceased. BOL cancelled.
>
>
> VSP changed its report to the suspect was still alive, had a pulse, but 
> was
> in critical condition. Per the 12:00 broadcast on WDBJ (great station for
> news, despite what they are going through they have remained very
> professional), the shooter was a former reporter at the station who was
> fired (and escorted from the building by police) several years ago due to
> "anger issues." From what has been pieced together, Flanagan rented the
> Chevy at the Roanoke airport, drove to Smith Mountain Lake where the live
> broadcast was, and opened fire on the reporter and cameraman, filming it 
> as
> he did it. He then fled the scene and was tracked by cell phone pings.
>
> Bruce in Blacksburg (where this hits a little to close to home)
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