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global1

(25,269 posts)
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 10:53 AM Aug 2015

They're Saying A Disgruntled Former Employee Shot The Reporter & Cameraman - But -.....

if he didn't work at the station anymore - how did he know the location of this report? Was he tipped off of the location by someone on the inside?

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They're Saying A Disgruntled Former Employee Shot The Reporter & Cameraman - But -..... (Original Post) global1 Aug 2015 OP
I'm sure they're investigating that. MineralMan Aug 2015 #1
Wouldn't be too hard to follow the news van. joshcryer Aug 2015 #2
He was tipped off Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #3
He's on 64 headed toward Charlottesville. I hear underpants Aug 2015 #4
Murder by cop? The cops murdered these people? NotoriousRBG Aug 2015 #8
I think they meant suicide by cop. NuclearDem Aug 2015 #9
Yes underpants Aug 2015 #15
not too hard to follow one of these from the station, they kind of stand out snooper2 Aug 2015 #5
Local news -- not hard. Brickbat Aug 2015 #6
It did just come across the scanner that there's a possible ScreamingMeemie Aug 2015 #7
They have been getting the vehicle wrong all morning. joshcryer Aug 2015 #11
I just came here to post that. ScreamingMeemie Aug 2015 #12
Remember the white van in the 2002 DC sniper shootings? Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2015 #13
They probably did a tease for the story earlier in the show Liberal In Texas Aug 2015 #10
A lot of times local news will say in a promo that they will be reporting WI_DEM Aug 2015 #14

MineralMan

(146,327 posts)
1. I'm sure they're investigating that.
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 10:55 AM
Aug 2015

It's impossible for us at DU to do that investigation, and speculation probably won't help in sorting things out. I imagine we'll be hearing about this for some time, though. As details are known, they'll get reported, I'm sure.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
2. Wouldn't be too hard to follow the news van.
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 10:55 AM
Aug 2015

Knowing that it would be doing a live report that morning.

underpants

(182,876 posts)
4. He's on 64 headed toward Charlottesville. I hear
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 10:59 AM
Aug 2015

That's at least 90 minutes from the murder site. I hear the State Troopers have him ID'd but they are taking it slow - murder by cop likely.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
7. It did just come across the scanner that there's a possible
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 11:08 AM
Aug 2015

accomplice with a cream-colored Charger who had been "relaying him information." They are stopping a vehicle on the scanner right now. http://tunein.com/radio/Virginia-State-Police-Division-3-s145408/

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
11. They have been getting the vehicle wrong all morning.
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 11:14 AM
Aug 2015

They just changed it again to a 2015 Silver Sonic.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)
12. I just came here to post that.
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 11:15 AM
Aug 2015

it's gone from Mustang found, to possible cream Charger or Impala to this Sonic now.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,194 posts)
13. Remember the white van in the 2002 DC sniper shootings?
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 11:16 AM
Aug 2015

I remember being in the Maryland Virginia area while the shootings were taking place, and everyone was on edge about reports of the shooters being in a white van. Police were stopping white vans left and right following each shooting.

In the end, it turns out the shooters were driving a blue Chevy Caprice, which looks nothing like a white van.

Liberal In Texas

(13,574 posts)
10. They probably did a tease for the story earlier in the show
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 11:14 AM
Aug 2015

and all the guy had to do was go to the area an look for the live truck.

The truck would have a microwave mast deployed making it easy to track down.



(Similar to these TV Live Trucks.)

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
14. A lot of times local news will say in a promo that they will be reporting
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 11:19 AM
Aug 2015

at a certain location on their next telecast.

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