Wednesday, 26 August 2015

The Latest on shooting: Police presence at suspect home.

MONETA, Va. (AP) — The latest on the fatal on-air shooting of two TV station employees in Virginia (all times local):

5:35 p.m.

Police trucks are removing items from the home of suspect in the fatal on-air shooting of two journalists, and no one is answering the door at the residence.

The home is in Roanoke, a few blocks from the station for WDBJ-TV, where suspect Vester Flanagan once worked with the reporter and cameraman authorities say he killed Wednesday morning.

A reporter knocked on the door Wednesday, hours after the shooting and after Flanagan died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No one answered. Several other neighbors also weren't home, and the parking lot was mostly empty.

The apartment complex is near the highway has a swimming pool, tennis courts and fitness center.

Sheriff's personnel were parked outside Flanagan's apartment, and apartment personnel showed up to order a reporter to leave.
Virginia State Police were taking the items from the home and placing them in trucks outside.



Full story at Yahoo News.

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