TV reporter killed live on the air.

[fan_since79]

The woman being interviewed was also shot and she is in surgery.

[eaterfan]

Hillary's already made it political:

Hillary Clinton

@HillaryClinton

6m6 minutes ago

Heartbroken and angry. We must act to stop gun violence, and we cannot wait any longer. Praying for the victims’ families in Virginia. -H

I agree. She should say " I'm heartbroken and paying for their families. But hey, what can we do? Dem da breaks."

[Lhalo]

Or she could STFU.

[fan_since79]

Okay, now they're saying he's still alive.

 

CNN is worthless.

[TobiasFunke]

So is your ITK

[wopphil]

Another wacko with mental issues destroys lives.

[fan_since79]

So is your ITK

 

Always have to make it personal. 

[eaterfan]

Or she could STFU.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/27/why-its-never-the-right-time-to-discuss-gun-violence/?postshare=6951440605243461

[Lhalo]

I saw the twitter video. It's crazy how long he was standing around while holding up a gun without them noticing.

[fan_since79]

Fired in 2000 in Tennessee for "bizarre behavior and threatening employees."

 

https://twitter.com/HeatherMyersSD6/status/636566652692201472

[mtangelsfan]

So is your ITK

 

Geez, what was that for?

[red321]

Okay, now they're saying he's still alive.

 

CNN is worthless.

 

It's the real time news cycle that tends to be worthless...in the rush to be first, accuracy doesn't really matter.

[fan_since79]

WDBJ reports that Vickie Gardner, the woman being interviewed, is out of surgery and in stable condition.

 

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/watch-wdbj7-live-streaming/20600546

[nate]

Fired in 2000 in Tennessee for "bizarre behavior and threatening employees."

 

https://twitter.com/HeatherMyersSD6/status/636566652692201472

 

Still allowed to buy a gun.

[tdawg87]

Once you go black, you never go back. Or you die.

[fan_since79]

News conference coming up soon. 

 

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/watch-wdbj7-live-streaming/20600546

Edited August 26, 2015 by fan_since79

[fan_since79]

New conference starting momentarily:

 

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/watch-wdbj7-live-streaming/20600546

[wopphil]

Hillary's already made it political:

Hillary Clinton

@HillaryClinton

6m6 minutes ago

Heartbroken and angry. We must act to stop gun violence, and we cannot wait any longer. Praying for the victims’ families in Virginia. -H

I have zero problem with Hilary doing this. Nobody should be averse to dialogue on significant issues, regardless of whether one disagrees with the viewpoint.

[RallyMo]

Too bad white lives don't matter.

Huh?

[fan_since79]

Long delay on start of news conference. Guy came out a few minutes ago and said they're working on "last minute details".

 

Another station reporting the shooter has just died.

 

He was dead, then alive, then dead, then alive, and now dead.

 

 

edit:

Okay, starting now.

Edited August 26, 2015 by fan_since79

[fan_since79]

Official: Suspect dead. 1:30 PM local time.

[Lhalo]

Goodnight sweet prince.

Edited August 26, 2015 by Lawrence

[fan_since79]

Female trooper found the suspect and attempted to pull him over. Backup arrived and suspect drove off the highway. When they approached the vehicle they found he had shot himself.

[fan_since79]

CNN has the "manifesto" sent by the shooter and are saying he felt discriminated against because he was black and gay. The Charleston shootings were the tipping point for him and he bought a gun a few days later.

 

On his Twitter page (since removed) he listed "paid companion" as one of his occupations.

[fan_since79]

In the 23-page document faxed to ABC News, the writer says “MY NAME IS BRYCE WILLIAMS” and his legal name is Vester Lee Flanagan II.” He writes what triggered today’s carnage was his reaction to the racism of the Charleston church shooting:

 

“Why did I do it? I put down a deposit for a gun on 6/19/15. The Church shooting in Charleston happened on 6/17/15…”

 

“What sent me over the top was the church shooting. And my hollow point bullets have the victims’ initials on them.”

 

It is unclear whose initials he is referring to. He continues, “As for Dylann Roof? You (deleted)! You want a race war (deleted)? BRING IT THEN YOU WHITE …(deleted)!!!” He said Jehovah spoke to him, telling him to act.

 

Later in the manifesto, the writer quotes the Virginia Tech mass killer, Seung Hui Cho, calls him “his boy,” and expresses admiration for the Columbine High School killers. “Also, I was influenced by Seung–Hui Cho. That’s my boy right there. He got NEARLY double the amount that Eric Harris and Dylann Klebold got…just sayin.’”

 

In an often rambling letter to the authorities, and family and friends, he writes of a long list of grievances. In one part of the document, Williams calls it a “Suicide Note for Friends and Family.”

 

—He says has suffered racial discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying at work —He says he has been attacked by black men and white females —He talks about how he was attacked for being a gay, black man

 

“Yes, it will sound like I am angry...I am. And I have every right to be. But when I leave this Earth, the only emotion I want to feel is peace....”

“The church shooting was the tipping point…but my anger has been building steadily...I’ve been a human powder keg for a while…just waiting to go BOOM!!!!”

 

http://abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-alleged-gunman-details-grievances-suicide-notes/story?id=33336339

Edited August 26, 2015 by fan_since79