Virginia State Police Say A Suspect In The Deaths Of Two Roanoke TV Station Employees Who Were Gunned Down While On The Air Live In Moneta, Virginia Has Died From A Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound. 41 Year Old Vester Lee Flanagan Was A Former Reporter At The TV Station. He Allegedly Shot Alison Parker, A Reporter, And Adam Ward, A Photographer, At A Shopping Mall Just Off Smith Mountain Lake. Flanagan, Who Had Been Fired In 2013 And Filed An Unsuccessful Lawsuit Against The Television Station, Had Grievances Against Ward And Parker And Wrote About Them On A Twitter Account. Meanwhile, Vicki Gardner Of The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber Of Commerce Was Shot In The Back And Underwent Surgery And Is Expected To Recover.