He was sacked by WDBJ7 TV in 2013 after his “anger” became a problem.
He shot and killed Alison Parker 24 and Adam Ward 27. In a 23-page document which he faxed to ABC News, he claims to have done it because of “the church shooting in Charleston happened on 6/17/15...," Williams wrote, according to ABC. "What sent me over the top was the church shooting. And my hollow point bullets have the victims' initials on them."
In my opinion, nothing gives you the right to take another person’s life no matter what.
Williams died at 1.30PM from the self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
I was going to write more about Vester Lee Flanagan, but I refuse to celebrate the life of a murderer. I would rather pay homage to the…show more content… Adam and his fiancée were preparing to move out of the region for a new job that Ott accepted.
Dedicated journalist.
A graduate of Virginia Tech university.
Big fan of Virginia Tech's American football team.
Worked at WDBJ since 2011, initially in the production department. “Adam was our go-to-guy,” Morgan said. “He pretty much was available to do anything that we asked. He did live shots during our morning show for several years.”
The victims of yesterday’s shooting in Moneta, Bedford County on live TV in US State of Virginia were both engaged to be married. Alison Parker was engaged to a fellow reporter Chris Hurst, they were both in love. Chris expressed his emotions on Facebook, saying he was “numb”. Alison Parker, age 24 and Adam Ward age 27 were shot dead by Vester Lee Flanagan II while conducting an interview with Chairman of local Chamber of Commerce.
Following the shooting, Flanagan took to social media to posting a video of the shooting from his angle. He also posted messages abusing the victims.
According to President Obama, the failure to curb gun violence in the United States has been very frustrating.
