Overton added: “We still have a lengthy investigation to conduct. “It would appear things were spiraling out of control.” “It’s obvious that this gentleman was disturbed in some way of how things had transpired at this point in his life,” Overton said. Overton said he wasn’t sure of Flanagan’s motive for the shooting and wouldn’t comment as to whether there was a racial component to the shooting. Flanagan was flown from the scene to NoVa Fairfax hospital, where he died, Garletts said. When one of the troopers pursuing Flanagan approached the vehicle, she discovered that he was suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The car then ran off the road and onto the median.
Rick Garletts said at the press conference. Virginia state police located the new car on I-66, followed him and tried to get him to stop but Flanagan sped away, Virginia State Police Sgt. He left the airport in a different car he rented at the beginning of the month. During the subsequent search, which involved multiple law-enforcement agencies, Flanagan’s car was spotted at Roanoke Regional Airport. It says the two were more than just journalists - “they were good friends who will be missed.”Īt a Wednesday afternoon press conference, Overton detailed that Flanagan fled the scene of the shooting before law-enforcement officials arrived. The hospital statement also says that hospital staff had gotten to know the two journalists killed through many live reports from the hospital’s facilities. Gardner is in stable condition after undergoing surgery, according to a statement by Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital on its Facebook page. "The First Lady and I are praying for their families, friends, and the Virginian-Pilot community.Three Dead After Shooting at 'Trainwreck' Screening in LouisianaĪ Twitter account claiming to be Flanagan’s was posting about the shooting on Wednesday morning before Twitter quickly suspended the account. "Our hearts are breaking for the lives lost in Norfolk, including Sierra Jenkins," Gov. Some top statewide leaders mourned the deaths Saturday. She got her first apartment in Virginia Beach a month ago after having lived with family, the newspaper reported. Sierra Jenkins's birthday was last weekend. Chicho’s Pizza Backstage was next to Tidewater Community College’s downtown Norfolk campus. Jenkins father, Maurice Jenkins of Virginia Beach, told the newspaper his daughter "wasn’t much of a going-out kind of person at all" but had a friend visiting the area who wanted to go out. Another woman had a life-threatening gunshot wound, while two more men received gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening, police said in a news release. Norfolk police identified the other person killed as Devon M. In footage released by police via Storyful, photojournalist Juan Arredondo described from a hospital ward how the car he and Renaud were in came under attack at a checkpoint. American journalist killed in Ukraine: New details on final moments before attack | LiveNOW From FOXĪfter American journalist Brent Renaud was killed during a Russian strike in Irpin, Ukraine, new details are emerging about the attack that claimed his life.
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