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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