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Two CBS Journalists Shot Dead in Virginia While Reporting Live


WDBJ-TV journalists shot dead
Alison Parker and Adam Ward, reporter and cameraman from CBS Roanoke affiliate WDBJ-TV. (Photo: WDBJ-TV)

Moneta, VA-(ENEWSPF)- From the New York Times:

“Two journalists were shot to death Wednesday morning while broadcasting live from a strip mall in Moneta, Va., near Roanoke, the police said.

“Video from the shooting appeared to show a television crew from WDBJ7 in Roanoke being hit by gunshots. The station confirmed that its journalists had been shot.

“According to WDBJ, the Roanoke affiliate of CBS, the two journalists, Alison Parker, 24, and Adam Ward, a 27-year-old photographer, were covering a story at Bridgewater Plaza, a lakeside shopping and recreational sports plaza, when they were shot.”

Source: New York Times


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