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The suspect believed to have shot a reporter and cameraman to death on live television and posted video of it to social media was described Wednesday as a disgruntled former employee of the station.
He was identified as Vester Lee Flanagan, 41, who also used the on-air name Bryce Williams.
The general manager of the station, WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, said that Flanagan had a reputation as “being difficult to work with” and was fired because of anger problems.
Flanagan shot himself about five hours after the attack, while he was being chased by state police,