WASHINGTON – A reporter and a cameraman were killed during a live interview on Wednesday morning in Virginia.
Reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward of WDBJ-TV died in a shooting at the Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, on the Franklin County-Bedford County line, according to the station.
WDBJ says police are looking for a suspect who opened fire during an interview that Parker was conducting with a member of the local chamber of commerce.
In viewing video of the shooting, it appears at least six shots were fired. The camera turns away shortly after the shooting begins.
The station says law enforcement from Franklin County and Bedford County are on the scene.
We love you, Alison and Adam. pic.twitter.com/hLSzQi06XE
— WDBJ7 (@WDBJ7) August 26, 2015
According to the station manager Jeffrey A. Marks, “Someone with a gun, we believe it was man, barged into where they were, and fired several shots. We heard screaming, and then we heard nothing.”
Marks says the identity of the shooter and the motive are currently unknown.
Parker was 24 years old. She grew up in Martinsville and attended Patrick Henry Community College and James Madison University.
Ward was 27, according to the station. He graduated from Salem High School and Virginia Tech.
Watch a statement from the general manager of WDBJ on the shooting:
