The man suspected of killing a Virginia TV news reporter and cameraman during a live broadcast has been identified as a disgruntled former employee.
Vester Lee Flanagan, 41, is wanted in connection with the shooting, according to the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. He went by the name Bryce Williams while working at WDBJ, CNN reports. His name was initially reported as Lester Lee Flanagan.
The gunman opened fire during a live interview with a member of the local Chamber of Commerce. Cameraman Adam Ward, 27, and reporter Alison Parker, 23, of WDBJ 7 TV, were killed. The woman being interviewed, Vicki Gardner, was also shot and wounded, the Roanoke Times reports. She is in surgery after being shot in the back. Gardner is the executive director at the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce.