Alison Parker

Year: 2015

Nationality: USA

Killed by: Local Residents

Location: Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, USA

Press organization: WDBJ7

What's Alison Parker's story?

Parker, 24, a reporter for local TV station WDBJ7, was shot dead alongside Adam Ward, 27, a cameraman for the station, at around 6:45 a.m. during a live broadcast at the Bridgewater Plaza shopping mall in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, according to press reports. The gunman, identified by police as Vester Lee Flanagan II, but also known as Bryce Williams, shot Parker and Ward while recording on his own video camera, according to The New York Times.

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