Accused WDBJ Killer Shoots Self; Had Been Fired From Station in 2013 (original) (raw)

Vester Lee Flanagan, the shooter suspected of killing two WDBJ employees this morning at point blank range—reporter Alison Parker and her photographer Adam Ward—is a former reporter at WDBJ who went by the name of Bryce Williams.

TVSpy spoke with former WDBJ reporter Orlando Salinas who said Williams often complained about racial discrimination at the station.

Salinas said that on Williams’ last day—in February of 2013—he created a “ruckus” by berating people in the newsroom. Salinas said employees were put in a room for their protection and police were called.