21 Sep Alison Parker
TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were interviewing local chamber of commerce official Vicki Gardner about upcoming events for the anniversary celebration of Smith Mountaian Lake when shots rang out. Parker and Ward fell to the ground, murdered on live TV. Gardner was wounded. The shooter was a disgruntled former WDBJ‐TV reporter who – in a chilling use of social media – filmed the attack with a body camera and posted it to Facebook, adding an angry rant on Twitter. Hours later, he shot himself after being cornered by police.