Virginia Shooting Suspect Has Died (Updated with Suicide Note)

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7. Apparently he had filed a discrimination case against another station

WTWC in Tallahassee, FL. According to the live coverage today it was dismissed for lack of cause.

No links - I'll try to find more info. HERE we go:

Virginia shooter Bryce Williams sued Tallahassee station for discrimination

The Tallahassee Democrat published this story on Flanagan's lawsuit in 2000:

A local television anchor-reporter, slated to lose his job with Tallahassee's NBC affiliate in two weeks, has filed a racial discrimination suit against the station --- alleging that news producers and other managers made offensive remarks about blacks and fired him for complaining about it.

More: http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2015/08/26/tv-shooter-sued-tallahassee-station--discrimination/32401317/

Suspected Virginia Television Shooter has Ties to Tallahassee, Sued Former Station

By: WCTV Eyewitness News
August 26, 2015

MONETA, Va. -- The man suspected in a shooting that killed two and injured another during a live television report in Virginia has ties to Tallahassee.

A former WTWC employee confirmed that Vester Flanagan worked at WTWC in Tallahassee from March of 1999 to March of 2000. The station also confirmed that Flanagan had filed a complaint regarding racial discrimination against the station but the case was settled.

Flanagan went by the name Bryce Williams on air.

Flanagan was an anchor and reporter, according to his LinkedIn profile.

More: http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Deadly-Shooting-Live-TV-News-Report-in-Virginia-322944251.html