The man who shot and killed two Virginia TV journalists during a live shot Wednesday morning may have been a “disgruntled employee” of the TV station, Virginia’s governor said in a radio interview.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said on WTOP radio that state troopers were in pursuit of the man who is believed to have shot the young reporter and cameraman on air in southwest Virginia. The ATF is also involved in the search.
“Heartbroken over senseless murders today in Smith Mountain Lake,” McAuliffe wrote in a tweet. “State Police on scene working w/ local law agencies to capture suspect.