Reporter: Suspected shooter had anger management issues - Franklin News Post
"Bryce had anger-management issues that went beyond anger management," said Justin McLeod, a former WDBJ reporter. WDBJ President and General Manager Jeff Marks described Flanagan as “an unhappy man” who upon his firing had to be escorted from the station by police. He fatally shot two staff members and wounded a chamber of commerce official during a live broadcast at Bridgewater Plaza on Smith Mountain Lake. Vicki Gardner, 62, head of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, was listed in good condition Thursday after undergoing emergency surgery at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Flanagan fled Bridgewater Plaza in his car and was apprehended about five hours later in Fauquier County, where his car ran off Interstate 66 following a chase. Just after 11 a. m. social media postings appeared — on a Twitter account bearing the name Bryce Williams — showing videotaped footage of the attack, recorded from the gunman’s perspective. "I filmed the shooting see Facebook," read a tweet that went up about 11:10 a. m. from the account @bryce_williams7. Text tweets, posted on that same account, appeared to voice grievances against the reporter and cameraman. Source: www.thefranklinnewspost.com
