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| Virgina killings: Cameraman Adam Ward's fiancée was working in control room on last shift | |
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| The fiancée of one of two journalists killed during a live TV broadcast in Virginia was on her last day working in the control room of the station when the shooting happened. | The fiancée of one of two journalists killed during a live TV broadcast in Virginia was on her last day working in the control room of the station when the shooting happened. |
| Adam Ward, a cameraman at WDBJ-TV, was killed by an unnamed gunman while filming an interview at a shopping centre in Franklin County, Virginia. His colleague, reporter Alison Parker, was also shot dead. | Adam Ward, a cameraman at WDBJ-TV, was killed by an unnamed gunman while filming an interview at a shopping centre in Franklin County, Virginia. His colleague, reporter Alison Parker, was also shot dead. |
| WDBJ spokesperson Mike Morgan said Ward, 27, was the station’s “go-to-guy” and that he was engaged to a producer at the station, Melissa Ott. | WDBJ spokesperson Mike Morgan said Ward, 27, was the station’s “go-to-guy” and that he was engaged to a producer at the station, Melissa Ott. |
| According to the station’s general manager, Jeffrey Marks, Ms Ott was producing the morning programme from inside the station’s control room when the shooting occurred live on air. | According to the station’s general manager, Jeffrey Marks, Ms Ott was producing the morning programme from inside the station’s control room when the shooting occurred live on air. |
| An image from Adam Ward's Facebook of his proposal to Melissa Ott in December last year She was working her final shift at WDBJ before a planned move to a station in Charlotte. | An image from Adam Ward's Facebook of his proposal to Melissa Ott in December last year She was working her final shift at WDBJ before a planned move to a station in Charlotte. |
| Morgan said Ward had been at WDBJ for four years. “Adam was our go-to-guy,” he said. “He pretty much was available to do anything that we asked. He did live shots during our morning show for several years.” | Morgan said Ward had been at WDBJ for four years. “Adam was our go-to-guy,” he said. “He pretty much was available to do anything that we asked. He did live shots during our morning show for several years.” |