Adam Ward

Year: 2015

Nationality: USA

Killed by: Local Residents

Location: Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, USA

Press organization: WDBJ7

What's Adam Ward's story?

Ward, a 27-year-old cameraman for local TV station WDBJ7, was shot dead alongside reporter Alison Parker at around 6:45 am 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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