Reporter and cameraman shot dead during live TV interview in Virginia

[Tony_LeaS]

Beyond scary this, RIP

 

[Pickman's model]

Not many people are going to want to visit now

Thats fucking horrific. Senseless

tbh seems churlish not to go now.

 

[danny la rouge]

With the footage being re-run once an hour too apparently, although not by the network they worked at. Takes a real fucking vulture to plan that out. Zero need for it beyond playing for shock value.

Absolutely.

One of the things I detest about Twitter is that you have no choice as to whether you see whatever pictures some sociopath wants to post. I've seen and can't unsee more dead and mutilated bodies than I ever thought possible. And now with self-playing videos in tweets the possibilities are endless.

It does not show respect to either the deceased or your audience to share these sort of images.

 

[frogwoman]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...gunman-during-live-tv-broadcast-10472804.html

Shit hes still on the run

 

[Pickman's model]

tweet from 14/8: horribly prescient

 

[danny la rouge]

They were both in relationships with people they worked with (the cameraman was seeing the producer of the segment they were shooting, and was about to leave and join her at a new job) so it's likely their loved ones were watching this happen live.

Oh shit. Desperate, utterly desperate.

 

[Pickman's model]

but tbh i wouldn't hold out too much hope

 

[editor]

• She was working her last day before moving to a station in Charlotte
• He said that Mr Ward's fiance was in the control room when it happened.

Fuck's sake.

 

[editor]

Awful. Just awful .

 

[Belushi]

Bloody hell

 

[YouSir]

Awful. Just awful .

Should he be tweeting about it? Not knocking him, obviously, he's doing what's he's doing. But presumably he's in a fucked up state right now and the internet and media are no doubt going to rinse out everything he says to pad out there coverage... dunno, just seems like he might be too vulnerable and others too exploitative

 

[Pickman's model]

Should he be tweeting about it? Not knocking him, obviously, he's doing what's he's doing. But presumably he's in a fucked up state right now and the internet and media are no doubt going to rinse out everything he says to pad out there coverage... dunno, just seems like he might be too vulnerable and others too exploitative

welcome to grief in the age of social media.

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[Sprocket.]

Should he be tweeting about it? Not knocking him, obviously, he's doing what's he's doing. But presumably he's in a fucked up state right now and the internet and media are no doubt going to rinse out everything he says to pad out there coverage... dunno, just seems like he might be too vulnerable and others too exploitative

Shock and despair cause all kinds of response and he could be flailing about for some connection or reasoning as to why his world as been torn apart on a sunny day.

 

[editor]

Should he be tweeting about it? Not knocking him, obviously, he's doing what's he's doing. But presumably he's in a fucked up state right now and the internet and media are no doubt going to rinse out everything he says to pad out there coverage... dunno, just seems like he might be too vulnerable and others too exploitative

I guess he's doing what feels right for him.

 

[frogwoman]

Tbh if something like that happened to me i'd probably post about it on fb and here

 

[Artaxerxes]

Has the gunman been shoot dead by police yet?

Well, that depends if he's black or white in the US. Most of the time anyway.

Tbh if something like that happened to me i'd probably post about it on fb and here

Indeed, you grieve where you feel your most likely to be comforted or feel your friends are. In the age of social media that does mean it all gets more public.

 

[Pickman's model]

Well, that depends if he's black or white in the US. Most of the time anyway.

he's white.

pics readily available on the internet.

 

[brogdale]

Being reported as disgruntled ex-worker.

Toxic mix; neo-liberal hire&fire with armed (ex)workers.

 

[Teaboy]

Absolutly horrible.

BBC is reporting that the murderer may be a disgruntled former employee, it doesn't say whether of the TV station or the shopping centre.

Edit - Now saying former employee of the station.

 

[Pickman's model]

Absolutly horrible.

BBC is reporting that the murderer may be a disgruntled former employee, it doesn't say whether of the TV station or the shopping centre.

Edit - Now saying former employee of the station.

oh dear

e2a

 

[danny la rouge]

Edit - Now saying former employee of the station.

Jesus.

 

[Pickman's model]

Alison Parker was interviewing Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce Vicki Garnder during their morning newscast when the shooting occurred. No word on Garnder’s condition at this time.

http://wthitv.com/2015/08/26/va-gov...-after-reporter-photographer-shot-and-killed/

 

[Belushi]

I've been a disgruntled ex employee of a number of places, I've never wanted to go back and randomly kill an ex colleague though.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

I've been a disgruntled ex employee of a number of places, I've never wanted to go back and randomly kill an ex colleague though.

Yeah, "disgruntled" seems rather too mild a term to use.

 

[Pickman's model]

[attachment removed, naming wrong man]
http://www.wave3.com/story/29882220/police-release-photo-of-suspect-in-killings-of-wdbj7-crew

 

[skyscraper101]

Do they got a photo of the suspect yet?

 

[Pickman's model]

Has the gunman been shoot dead by police yet?

cometh the hour...

 

[Pickman's model]

Do they got a photo of the suspect yet?

from the article i linked to:

 

[fishfinger]

Do they got a photo of the suspect yet?

There's one of him here:

http://heavy.com/news/2015/08/emplo...nman-video-photos-facebook-instagram-twitter/

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