Bio:
Adam Ward was Photojournalist for WDBJ in Virgina.
Best Known For:
Adam was shot and killed on August 26 while he was filming an interview.
Personal Life:
Adam was engaged to Melissa Ott and according to Facebook, the couple was to be married the summer after Adam’s tragic death.
Vester Flanagan, 41, the man who killed Alison Parker, 24, and Adam Ward, 27, died after he shot himself. His suicide was evidentially not part of his plan. Authorities discovered evidence that indicates Vester intended to don a disguise after he committed his brutal murder, hoping he could somehow evade the police!
As of 6:45 AM on Aug. 26, Andy Parker will never hear from beloved daughter Alison ever again. “I talked to her every day,” he tearily told CNN’s Chris Cuomo, explaining that she would always call to get his feedback on her on-air reports. “I’m never going to hear that again..I wish I could touch her soul right now,” the grieving father shared. How could he not want to have his baby girl to talk to and hug every day? Every father’s wish has now been denied to him because an angry man was able to buy a Glock 9 mm pistol and gun her down in cold blood.
Melissa Ott had the worst day of her life on Aug. 27. She watched her soon-to-be husband, Adam Ward, die in front of her very eyes, at the hands of former WDBJ reporter, Vester Flanagan. Shortly after the horrific news circulated around the globe, her fellow colleague, Jean Jadhon, tweeted that Melissa’s wedding dress arrived that same day — just heartbreaking.
The world is still stunned by this horrible tragedy. Vester Flanagan, 41, shot and killed two of his former WDBJ coworkers, Alison Parker, 24, and Adam Ward, 27, while they were live on the air. Vester, known as Bryce Williams when he worked for WDBJ, was fired from the news station in 2013 and on that day, Adam recorded the whole thing!
A couple years before Vester Flanagan, 41, shot and killed reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, on-air, he was fired from the Roanoke, Virginia station, WDBJ7. While discussing the tragic killing of Alison and Adam, the stations’ managers revealed that when Vester was terminated in 2013, he made an extremely violent exit and employees were forced to take cover. Find out all the horrifying details.
On the morning of Aug. 26 in Moneta, Virginia, TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were both shot to death on live television. Hours after the terrible tragedy, President Barack Obama, 54, opened up about the horrific incident and revealed how disasters like these “breaks [his] heart.”
Vester Flanagan, 41, called ABC News and admitted to shooting reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, just hours after he fired shots during their live interview in Virginia. He also faxed the news station an extensive, 23-page document, which he referred to as a ‘suicide note,’ detailing why he committed this heinous murder.
