ROANOKE, Va.– Community religious leaders have gathered to remember two television journalists who were shot and killed last week.
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The interfaith service for 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker and 27-year-old cameraman Adam Ward was held Sunday at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke.
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The gathering featured music from the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and others.
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In his remarks, WDBJ-TV General Manager Jeff Marks spoke about prioritizing mental health treatment.
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Ward and Parker were killed by a former co-worker Wednesday. The two were on an early morning assignment at Smith Mountain Lake when Vester Lee Flanagan walked up and shot them. Flanagan later killed himself.
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Ward’s funeral will be Sept. 1 at First Baptist Church in Roanoke. Parker’s obituary says after a private memorial service, a celebration of her life will happen at a later date.
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