Police have identified the suspect from Wednesday morning’s tragic shooting of two Virginia news station employees. It would appear the shooter is a former employee of the same station where the victims worked.
Vester Flanagan, who worked as a reporter for WDBJ for roughly a year under the name Bryce Williams, shared social media videos of himself committing the heinous murders hours after he shot 24-year-old Alison Parker and 27-year-old Adam Ward. Flanagan also sent Tweets indicating he had personal issues with both victims while working with them.
@vplus @chrisgb00 his tweets pic.twitter.com/DAZ8AAumLI
— Paul (@iPaul07) August 26, 2015
Flanagan reportedly shot himself when confronted by authorities and was in critical condition.
As it turns out, Flanagan filed a lawsuit against WDBJ after he began a new job as a news anchor at NBC News Channel 40. He was suing for racism.
#WDBJ shooting suspect Vester Flanagan went by Bryce Williams. Previously sued for racism. pic.twitter.com/aMfyYC1jCD
— Amanda Salinas (@AmandaOnFOX7) August 26, 2015
Our thoughts are with the families, friends, loved ones and anyone else who was affected by Wednesday’s horrific tragedy in Virginia.
