Shocking Photos: TV Reporter and Cameraman Shot Dead During Live Broadcast, Shooter Posted Video of Killing to Facebook Before Shooting Himself

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Former WDBJ-TV reporter Vester Flanagan shot and killed himself this morning after shooting and killing two former colleagues, reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward, during a live television broadcast.

Vester Flanagan aka Bryce Williams.

Vester worked at WDBJ as a reporter for about a year using the on-air name, Bryce Williams, according to a former WDBJ employee. Vester was fired from the station for reasons unknown.

Allison Parker, 24, and Adam Warby, 27, were shot and killed by Vester Flanagan.

Not only did he shoot and kill two people this morning, he filmed the attack himself and posted the graphic video to social media. His Twitter account also makes claims of racism from the station and from the reporter he shot.

The video he recorded, though graphic, is posted below.

GRAPHIC VIDEO - OPEN TO WATCH

On air, the audience saw the camera fall to the ground and caught the briefest glimpse of a man who appeared to point a gun toward the cameraman.

Vester has reportedly shot himself following a brief manhunt.

UPDATE: Vester is still alive and in critical condition, according to new reports. Previously, VA state police said Flanagan was dead.
ABC News reportedly received a 23-page manifesto from a person named Bryce Williams.