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Alison Parker
Adam Ward
WDBJ-TV
In the United States
WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were interviewing local chamber of commerce official Vicki Gardner near Roanoke, Va., on Aug. 26, 2015, when shots rang out. Parker and Ward fell to the ground, murdered on live TV. Gardner was wounded. The shooter was a disgruntled former WDBJ-TV reporter who -- in a chilling use of social media -- filmed the attack with a body camera and posted it to Facebook, adding an angry rant on Twitter. Hours later, he shot himself after being cornered by police. Parker, 24, began her career at the station in 2012 as an intern. She and Ward, 27, often worked together on assignments, covering everything from breaking news to stories about child abuse. They were the first journalists killed on assignment in the United States since 2007. |