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<p>MONETA, Va. (AP) &#8212; The latest on the fatal on-air shooting of two TV station employees in central Virginia (all times local):</p><p>___</p><p>9:25 a.m.</p><p>Video shows the fatal shooting of two TV station employees who were killed in an on-air shooting in central Virginia.</p><p>In the video from the Wednesday incident, a female reporter is interviewing someone about tourism on Bridgewater Plaza in Franklin County. She was smiling when suddenly at least eight shots were heard. The camera appeared to be dropped on the ground. The reporter can be heard screaming.</p><p>The station then switches back to a shot of an anchor back at the station, who has a shocked expression on her face.</p><p>In tweets and on its website, WDBJ-TV identified the two killed as reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward.</p><p>The station is based in Roanoke, Virginia, and serves the southwest and central part of the state. The shopping mall where the incident happened is just off Smith Mountain Lake.</p><p>Moneta is about 25 miles southeast of Roanoke.</p><p>___</p><p>9:20 a.m.</p><p>The TV station employees who were killed in an on-air shooting in central Virginia have been identified as a 27-year-old and a 24-year-old.</p><p>In tweets and on its website, WDBJ-TV identified the two killed Wednesday as Alison Parker and Adam Ward. The station&#8217;s website says Ward was 27 and a graduate of Virginia Tech. Parker just turned 24 and attended James Madison University.</p><p>In a tweet, the station says &#8220;We love you, Alison and Adam.&#8221;</p><p>It was not clear who the shooter was.</p><p>The station says in tweets and in a story on its website that the incident happened at a shopping center. The station says law enforcement officials are on the scene.</p><p>The station is based in Roanoke, Virginia, and serves the southwest and central part of the state. The shopping mall is just off Smith Mountain Lake.</p><p>Moneta is about 25 miles southeast of Roanoke.</p><p>___</p><p>9:15 a.m.</p><p>The general manager of a TV station in Virginia says two crew members were fatally shot on air in central Virginia.</p><p>Jeffrey A. Marks, general manager of WDBJ-TV, identified the two killed as Alison Parker and Adam Ward.</p><p>The station says in tweets and in a story on its website that the incident happened Wednesday morning at a shopping center. The station says law enforcement officials are on the scene.</p><p>The station is based in Roanoke, Virginia, and serves the southwest and central part of the state. The shopping mall is just off Smith Mountain Lake.</p><p>Moneta is about 25 miles southeast of Roanoke.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">This screenshot from WDBJ-TV7, in Roanoke, Va., shows reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward. Parker and Ward were killed, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, when a gunman opened fire during a live on-air interview in Moneta, Va. (Courtesy of WDBJ-TV7 via AP)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/web1_105451092-7f3dcd47fb3145d0aa14adc3bae658ee.jpg</photo0><caption0>This screenshot from WDBJ-TV7, in Roanoke, Va., shows reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward. Parker and Ward were killed, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, when a gunman opened fire during a live on-air interview in Moneta, Va. (Courtesy of WDBJ-TV7 via AP)</caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
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