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US journalists killed on live TV were both shot in the head

The two journalists killed during a live TV report were both shot in the head.

Reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, died of gunshot wounds to the head and body, a Virginia coroner said.

Their former colleague Vester Flanagan shot himself when police caught up with him three hours from the scene of the killings.

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US journalists killed on live TV were both shot in the head

Alison Parker and Adam Ward were killed on Wednesday. Credit: WDBJ7 TV

The two journalists killed during a live TV report were both shot in the head.

Reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, died of gunshot wounds to the head and body, a Virginia coroner said.

Their former colleague Vester Flanagan shot himself when police caught up with him three hours from the scene of the killings.

Flanagan, who used the on-air name Bryce Williams, is thought to have filmed the shooting, footage of which later appeared on Facebook.

He also sent a fax to ABC News alleging he was subjected to racism when he worked at TV station WDBJ7.

When Flanagan was sacked in 2013 he filed a lawsuit against the station but a judge threw his claims out.

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