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Atlanta media shocked, saddened by fatal on-air shooting

This screenshot from WDBJ-TV7, in Roanoke, Va., shows reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward. Parker and Ward were killed, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, when a gunman opened fire during a live on-air interview in Moneta, Va. (Courtesy of WDBJ-TV7 via AP)
This screenshot from WDBJ-TV7, in Roanoke, Va., shows reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward. Parker and Ward were killed, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, when a gunman opened fire during a live on-air interview in Moneta, Va. (Courtesy of WDBJ-TV7 via AP)
Aug 26, 2015

There has been an outpouring of shock and grief expressed by metro Atlanta media personalities in reaction to Wednesday's on-air fatal shooting of Roanoke, Va., TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward.

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