Bryce Williams

On-air killings gripped millions in social media storm

Within hours, the carefully scripted carnage carried out by a disgruntled former colleague spread to millions of viewers gripped by what had transformed into a social media storm. 

The governor initially described a car chase on his weekly radio show, with police on the shooter's tail on an interstate highway.

Suspect in on-air fatal shooting dies

     

Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran says Vester Flanagan died at 1:26 p.m. Wednesday.

Flanagan went by the name Bryce Williams on the air. He was a former employee at the station. The general manager says that he was known for being unhappy, angry and hard to work with, and that he was fired.

The shooting took place  during a live interview outside a shopping mall.