UPDATE: The suspect in today’s killings of two WDBJ journalists shot himself after authorities confronted him in I-66 in Virginia, officials told CNN’s Pamela Brown.
Two videos posted on a Twitter account under the name Bryce Williams show someone walking up to the WDBJ news crew and pointing a gun at them. One of the videos shows the gun firing. Another tweet says, “I filmed the shooting.”
Police are seeking a former WDBJ reporter in connection with the shooting deaths of a reporter and photographer on live television Wednesday, according to a representative of the Augusta County Sheriff’s Department said.
Vester Flanagain is driving a 2009 gray Ford Mustang, the sheriff’s representative said, stopping short of calling Flanagan a suspect.Flanagan worked at WDBJ as a reporter for about a year using the on-air name, Bryce Williams, according to a former WDBJ employee. Flanagan was fired from the station, though the reason was not made public, the ex-employee said.It is believed that Flanagan is still in the Virginia area, a law enforcement source briefed on the search said.
The shots rang out at about 6:45 a.m. Both women screamed. As the camera fell to the ground, the audience caught the briefest glimpse of a man who appeared to point a gun toward the downed cameraman.The station cut away to a shocked anchor, Kimberly McBroom, back in the