Journalists killed on live news - Chatham Star Tribune
Flanagan fled the scene and faxed a 23-page manifesto to ABC News, which detailed his motive for the killings. The same day, Flanagan was pursued and located by Virginia State Police and crashed his rental car in the median on Interstate 66 in Fauquier County. Police found Flanagan in his car with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Details quickly emerged about Flanagan’s history with WDBJ7. WDBJ7 representatives stated that Flanagan was forcibly removed from the station after he became belligerent as a result of his termination. In addition to Flanagan’s faxed manifesto, investigators located writings in his apartment and letters seized from the Chevrolet Sonic he was driving when he was apprehended, according to a news release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. “Based on careful scrutiny of those writings and evidence seized from his apartment, it is apparent that Flanagan closely identified with individuals who have committed domestic acts of violence and mass murder, as well as the Sept. Source: www.chathamstartribune.com
