Two shot dead during live TV broadcast in the US
It's reported that the suspect is in a critical condition in hospital after shooting himself.
Police say a gunman who shot dead a reporter and a cameraman during a live TV broadcast in Virginia is in a critical condition after shooting himself.
The suspect, named as Vester Flanagan, is reportedly a former employee at the station where Alison Parker and Adam Ward worked.
The woman who was being interviewed at the time of the shooting survived and is in a stable condition.
Flanagan had posted a video and messages during the incident on social media.
James Mahon CBS News Reporter for Channel 12 in Tennessee says the two colleagues were taken doing what they love.
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