Celebrities, politicians express support for WDBJ following Virginia shooting

Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Public figures took to social media Wednesday to express their support for WDBJ in Roanoke, Va. after a television reporter and photographer were killed by a gunman identified as a former employee of their station.

Alison Parker and Adam Ward were doing a live interview when they were shot and killed.
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The woman they were interviewing, Vicki Gardner, was also shot. She was taken to the hospital and is recovering in stable condition after surgery.















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