It was the best nine months of our lives. Things were spiraling out of control," Overton said. "This gentleman was disturbed at way things had turned out at some point in his life. The document also cites the Virginia Tech and Columbine High School killers as influences. Police have called the Charleston massacre a racially motivated hate crime.Īccording to the network, the man claiming to be Flanagan says in the "suicide note" that he was seeking revenge for racial discrimination, sexual harassment and workplace bullying he said he suffered as a gay black man. The document says Williams bought a gun June 19, two days after authorities say Dylann Roof killed nine people inside a black church. The 23-page document is a manifesto of sorts, saying he was motivated to kill his former co-workers after the recent Charleston church shootings.
That document is being analyzed by investigators, Franklin County Sheriff W.Q. He called the network just after 10 a.m., introducing himself as Bryce but saying that his legal name was Vester Lee Flanagan and that he had shot two people. Wednesday, nearly two hours after the shooting in Virginia. Then, ABC News says, a fax arrived with a time stamp of 8:26 a.m. The organization says the man never said what the story was. The network said the fax was turned over to authorities.ĪBC News reports that a man using Williams' name called the network in the past few weeks asking to pitch a story and wanting to fax information. hLSzQi06XE- WDBJ7 August 26, 2015ĪBC News reported on its website that the network received a 23-page fax from someone claiming to be Williams. Marks said Williams alleged that other employees made racially tinged comments to him, but said his EEOC claim was dismissed and none of his allegations could be corroborated. They say Williams filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Parker, and that Ward had reported Williams to human resources. Tweets posted on Williams' Twitter account Wednesday described workplace conflicts with both victims. Ward was engaged to a producer at the station, Melissa Ott, who was celebrating her last day on the job and was in the control room, watching it live, as the shooting unfolded, Marks said.
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The three, in the midst of a live TV interview, do not seem to notice the gunman, who doesn't start shooting until Ward points the camera at Parker. The shooter appeared to walk up to the victims and stand a few feet away from them while holding the weapon. Video posted hours after the shooting on Bryce Williams' Twitter account and Facebook page showed an outstretched arm holding the handgun and firing repeatedly at Parker as she tried to run away.
Vester FlanaganĬBS News' Jeff Pegues reports that law enforcement sources say Flanagan purchased two glock pistols legally on July 10 from a gun store in Roanoke. He did not take that well," Marks explained. "Eventually after many incidents of his anger coming to the fore, we dismissed him.
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