Virginia TV station marks one year since deadly shooting

It has been one year since a deadly shooting was broadcast on live TV.

WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were gunned down during a live interview in Roanoke, Virginia, on August 26, 2015.

The shooting and the events that followed shocked the nation, especially the TV news community. In the year since killings, journalists across the nation have come together to reflect and remember Parker and Ward.

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WDBJ-7 posted on its Facebook page asking others to be kind and be bold. They ask for people to do something nice, because “the little things you do in life do make a difference.”

One year ago today, these two beautiful souls were taken from us. To say we miss Adam and Alison is a ridiculous...
Posted by WDBJ7 on Friday, August 26, 2016

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