Revenge race murder: Bitter black reporter who gunned down white ex-colleagues live on air and posted the video online blames Charleston shootings and anti-gay harassment in manifesto

Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, killed reporter Alison Parker, 24, and 27-year-old cameraman Adam Ward on live TV
Pair were filming for WDBJ at 6.45am in Moneta, Virginia, alongside local Vicki Gardner when shooting happened
Gardner was taken to hospital for surgery after being hit in the back while Parker and Ward died at the scene
Flanagan then used Twitter to post a video of the attacks alongside a rambling explanation while police hunted him
Also sent 23-page suicide note to news station saying he was motivated by the Charleston church killings
Said he bought handgun two days after killings, and added that his bullets 'have the victim's names written on them'
Flanagan had worked for WDBJ but was fired and escorted from the station's building after spats with coworkers
Flanagan's car was eventually found by deputies after he shot himself, and later died from his injuries at 1.30pm
WARNING: Videos of the shooting may be disturbing for some readers

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