Breaking News: Man Fatally Shoots Two Journalists Live on Air

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A reporter and cameraman were shot and killed this morning in Roanoke, Va. during a live broadcast.

The suspected shooter has been identified and has connections to Tallahassee.

The Tallahassee Democrat reports that the suspected shooter, Vester Flanagan II, 41, once worked as a news reporter for NBC news affiliate WTWC 40 in Tallahassee.

Flanagan faxed a 23-page manifesto to ABC News under the alias Bryce Williams, according to CNN. 

The suspect was confronted on Interstate 66 by police officers before shooting himself, there is no update on his condition. 

We will continue to have updates on our findings as the day progresses.