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Dozens Join Candlelight Vigil for Fallen TV Journalists

A vigil was held near Smith Mountain Lake on the evening of Wednesday, August 26, for the two journalists fatally shot during a live TV interview earlier in the day. Dozens of people sang “Amazing Grace” and lit candles for the victims, as seen in this video.

WDBJ7 TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were shot by a gunman while reporting live on air at Bridgewater Plaza, Moneta, Virginia. The crew could be heard panicking before transmission quickly returned to the TV studio. Credit: Instagram/mikenbc