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A gunman is
on the loose after killing two broadcast journalists in a shooting that
was captured on live television in Moneta, Virginia early Wednesday
morning.
WDBJ
camearman Adam Ward was filming reporter Alison Parker interviewing
Smith Mountain Lake Chamber Director Vicki Gardner for a segment at
6:45am when about eight shots rang out.
Screams
are then heard as the women duck and the camera falls to the floor. A
person dressed in all black is then seen standing nearby with what
appears to be a gun raised in one hand pointed at Ward.
The general manager at the CBS station later came on the air to confirm Parker and Ward's deaths. Parker was 24 and Ward was 27.
'It's my
very very sad duty to report... that Alison and Adam died this morning,'
WDBJ's general manager came on the air to say after the incident.
Police previously reported that there were three injured, so there may be one survivor.
About 30 to 40 police officers are in the area, trying to track down the shooter.
A
spokesman with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
confirmed that half of their department are searching the scene on
shoreline and surrounding area for the shooting.
Meanwhile
the Dudley, Burnt Chimney and Windy Gap elementary schools as well as
Bedford County school have been placed on lockdown.
No description of the suspect has been released yet.
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| The shooting was caught on live TV as Ward was filming reporter Parker (left) with WDBJ conduct an interview with a woman dressed in white for a segment near Bridgewater Plaza |
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| Suddenly, about eight shots ring out and there are screams as the women duck down and the camera falls to the floor. Both Parker and Ward have died, their station quickly confirmed |
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