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| Two US TV journalists shot dead on air | Two US TV journalists shot dead on air |
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| Two journalists have been shot dead during a live TV report in the US state of Virginia, their employer confirms. | Two journalists have been shot dead during a live TV report in the US state of Virginia, their employer confirms. |
| WDBJ7 TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were killed during an interview in Moneta, Bedford County, the TV station said. | WDBJ7 TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were killed during an interview in Moneta, Bedford County, the TV station said. |
| During the live broadcast, shots could be heard, sending the reporter and the person she was interviewing running. | |
| Police say they are investigating the incident and still searching for the suspect. | Police say they are investigating the incident and still searching for the suspect. |
| The station said the person who was being interviewed survived the attack. | |
| "Alison and Adam died this morning at 06:45 shortly after the shots rang out. We do not know the motive or who the suspect or the killer is," the station's general manager, Jeffrey Marks, announced on air. | |
| "I cannot tell you how much they were loved by the WDBJ7 team... our hearts are broken," he said. | |
| Ms Parker was starting an interview with a guest when suddenly eight shots rang out, the camera spins and drops to the ground and screams can be heard. | |
| The attack took place at a large shopping centre, Bridgewater Plaza, near Smith Mountain Lake. |