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Film taken by man recording an early morning TV news interview. Seconds after the video ended he shot and killed the woman and her cameraman. The murderer was a disgruntled ex-employee and committed suicide when pursued by the police.

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There’s video of him actually shooting. Somewhere

Edit: I don’t know where to find it. I really don’t care to I hated seeing it when I did. It’s just disgusting and for anyone who wants to see it..it’s simple…two innocent people get shot while at work.

Ms. Parker’s father actually turned the video into an NFT to own the copyright and to try to have it removed from the internet. Should someone repost it, he can attempt to sue for copyright infringement and have it removed. Or at least, I think thats how it goes. Not sure how successful he’s been but… I commend him for trying.

Is there a difference between his video and mine which is the exact same just mirrored?

Not sure, I haven’t seen the original. My comment wasn’t meant to… scold or scare anyone. Just commenting.

I think they were replying to illustrate the frivolity of the NFT mechanism. Good in thought, bad In practice

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u/ahhhbiscuits avatar

Everyone knows you can't delete anything from the internet...

But you sure as fuck can sue them for putting it online!! I like this dad's moxie

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That's actually really smart

Basically "FUCK WITH MY KID YOU WILL PAY FOR IT. LITERALLY"

Exactly. I know we have morbid curiosities, thats why we’re here… but I cant blame the man for it. I cant imagine what that must have been like, felt like. Its heartbreaking… soul crushing.

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This is that video but he starts shooting at the very end. I clipped it before that though. Subreddit rules plus it's awful.

Edit: I forgot about the news broadcast as they were live and transitioned back to a shocked anchor. Yeah that one was awful too.

Thank you. I saw this when it happened, and I'd rather not ever watch it again.

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The shooter actually posted it on twitter is how it got out there.

Awful person.

Omg :( wtf

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“Awful person” I know the dad does t want this Video up so let me just repost it on Reddit Giving it more publicity, but yea that gunman sure is awful

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I also watched it and remember this story. These poor people couldn't believe it when it happened.

How long did they live with the pain of knowing?

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Just Google their names and eventually you'll find it. Thanks to crazyfuckingvideos, insanereality, and terrifyingasfuck I'm pretty numbed to most things on Reddit. For some reason though, the full video really made my stomach turn. I promise you won't feel any sense of finality after watching it.

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We have been blessed by the Information Age…we can now give ourselves mental trauma by watching real people die in odd or extreme ways. I do it eating breakfast every morning.

Yeah I do regret watching it. What the fuck man. Depressing as hell.

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u/Scary-Ratio3874 avatar

Why? It's been posted on Reddit a lot. I bet you can find it pretty quickly.

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Being upset that someone doesn't want to exploit the deaths of other people is insane my guy

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I’d argue that showing the current clip in general is already exploiting the deaths of those people.

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Fucking lol do it yourself

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gross

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Hi,

Please don’t be a dick, plain and simple. Treat people with respect.

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Go lay down somewhere.

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Her death is NOT shown on camera.

You can see her get shot about 3 times and she runs away and he drops the camera. There is no blood, no blood spray, no gore etc.

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Yeah it is awful

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Interesting, I remember when this happened and I saw the full video right here on Reddit

Yeah i was gonna say this.....it didnt end there....he shot them both recorded

I remember seeing that video and wishing I hadn't.

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Story: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Alison_Parker_and_Adam_Ward

On the morning of August 26, 2015, news reporter Alison Parker and photojournalist Adam Ward, both employees of CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, were fatally shot while conducting a live television interview near Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta. They were interviewing Vicki Gardner, executive director of the local chamber of commerce, when all three were attacked by a gunman in a mass shooting. Parker, age 24, and Ward, age 27, died at the scene, while Gardner survived.[5]

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Well that was a hell of a read.

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Well that was a hell of a read.

2 people qualifies for a mass shooting??

Three or more. 2 died, 1 wounded.

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He shot 3 which is the technical definition

Even if all survived it still qualifies as a mass shooting

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Three or more

How dare you ask questions?

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I didn’t know either, jeez people are dicks for down voting a question.

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u/VividCheesecake69 avatar

That fucking loser was really waiting for her to look at him. Put his gun up and no one noticed so he waited to do it again.

Yeah and the fact that he killed him self shows that he was too affraid tho face the consequences of his action. What a fucking coward

No. He was waiting for the camera to pan back over. They were live on tv. As soon as the camera has them in view he starts shooting. Still a fucking loser though

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This was heartbreaking especially because Ward's fiancee worked in the studio and saw it happen. It was actually her last day at the station and they were suppose to move to North Carolina together.

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u/Sufficient_Report319 avatar

I remember this case. Guys an ugly fucking loser

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for people not understanding why nobody saw the gun: news segments like this constantly have people crowding around, taking pics/vids, etc. as a former reporter myself we’re pretty much trained from day 1 to ignore anything like that. to them it was just another idiot coming up to take a picture or something. i’ve seen cameramen get tackled at football games while already filming the player running towards them. the disconnection from reality is very real once you’re in that little bubble.

This is absolutely horrible and disgusting.

But something else that's hair raising I just noticed is the little award option. Are they back!?

The female reporter was my best friends college roommate and I always thought she was such a sweety.

It’s always the good people who die because of stupid people.

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The reporter. There was only one in the video

Got down voted. Apparently there is more than one reporter in the video. Can someone point them out for me?

Was your comment necessary?

That's the point. Was it necessary to say female? It was bizarre vocabulary and I pointed it out. That's all.

If the reporter was male, no one would say "the male reporter", you simply say "the reporter", gender is irrelevant.

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Thank you

I’ve seen the video to this on a gif, I assumed it was blanks but

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I only commented because I saw the downvoting and wanted to make sure you knew that you're 100% right and appreciated.

I can only hope that the downvoters are doing so because they think this kind of correction is in bad taste as the commenter had a minor personal connection to the victim but...I think its probably safe to say that the actual victim herself would have appreciated the correction.

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People are fucking nuts

Actually there is footage of the shooting. They didn't stop recording.

This one hits home.

This was in Roanoke, VA (technically smith mountain lake) about 30 minutes from Virginia Tech were I lived at the time.

Myself and Adam both graduated from VT a year apart (I did not know him personally) and Alison is from Martinsville, VA, a tiny town 45-mintues from Roanoke on the VA/NC state line, also where my entire father's family lives.

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This was right near mangoes at Smith Mountain Lake right??

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Yes. Bridgewater Marina.

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Yep, right next to Mangos.

Wouldn’t call it Roanoke personally. You got like a 30 minute drive to get there.

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I grew up off Williamson road and Hershberger in Roanoke. WDBJ7 station was right down the road.

Terrible, terrible event.

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When rare/traumatic things happen in any proximity to them, people can be shocked. When you’re shocked like that you’re looking for any kind of insight or any way to relate to wtf happened. It’s part of being a social creature w a big ol brain. Get used to it lol

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"When it somehow comes up I'm a military veteran" 🤣 I bet I know how it comes up 🤣

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I'm AD. Stfu.

Because people are always searching for connection. It’s a beautiful thing.

I'm a 1.5 hr concord ride from the shooting spot. So it hits home.

Did I bring the rage?

Just down vote me. I deserve it.

You just flamed someone for making it about themself, then you IMMEDIATELY MADE IT ABOUT YOURSELF.

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Hi,

Please don’t be a dick, plain and simple. Treat people with respect.

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Uhm no. He shot and killed them on live tv. I watched the thing live. He streamed it from Facebook also

I remember watching this live everyone thought it was some kind of firework prank

This happened the day I moved there. I was about 2 hours away in the U-Haul getting calls from my parents asking me if I was near the shooting. I obviously had no idea what they were talking about.

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