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Update 2:10 p.m. ET: Law enforcement officials have confirmed that Vester Flanagan has died.
According to The Washington Post, Flanagan, 41, several law enforcement agencies were chasing Flanagan when he crashed along Interstate 66 in Fauquier County. When police approached his car, they found him suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Flanagan was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, The Washington Post reported.
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Update 12:45 p.m. ET: Virginia state police have released details of the capture of Vester Flanagan on the department's Facebook page.
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Update 12:10 p.m. ET: Virginia state police have updated Vester Flanagan's condition. WDBJ is reporting that police and other media outlets initially said he shot and killed himself. Police are now saying he is alive, but in very critical condition. Police caught up to him on I-66 Fauquier Co., Virginia, according to state police.
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Update 11:09 a.m. ET: Police are searching for Vester Lee Flanagan according to the Augusta Co. Sheriff's office.
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Update 10:40 a.m. ET: Virginia Gov. McAuliffe said police are chasing the suspect in a fatal on-air shooting, and his arrest is imminent, The Associated Press is reporting.
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Their coworkers at WDBJ are mourning their loss.
Parker recently turned 24. She is from Martinsville, Virginia, and attended Patrick Henry Community College and James Madison University, WDBJ reported.
Parker was dating co-worker Chris Hurst. He went to Twitter shortly after the announcement.
Ward was 27 and graduated from Salem High School and Virginia Tech.
He was engaged to WDBJ producer Melissa Ott. Wednesday was Ott's last day at the station. The Roanoke Times reported that Ward told the morning show's anchor that, "I'm going to get out of news. I'm gonna do something else."
Police near Roanoke, Virginia, are searching for the person who opened fire live on air, WSLS reported.
The shots were caught on live during an interview around 6:45 a.m.
The woman whom they were interviewing, Vicki Gardner, was shot in the back and was in surgery.
She is in stable condition, The Roanoke Times reported.
Gardner is the head of Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, The Roanoke Times reported.
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