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PHOTOS: WDBJ community copes after reporter, photographer killed by gunman

Thursday, August 27, 2015
Balloons hang from the desk of WDBJ's Melissa Ott, who was engaged to cameraman Adam Ward at the station in Roanoke, Va., Wednesday.
Ott was celebrating her last day on the job before moving when Ward and their colleague, Alison Parker, were shot and killed during a live report.
A makeshift memorial is assembled in front of WDBJ television station in Roanoke, Va., Wednesday.
Members of the WDBJ-TV7 news staff prepare for the early morning newscast at the station, in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, the day after their co-workers were killed.
WDBJ-TV7 meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner wipes his eyes prior to the early morning newscast at the station Thursday.
Hirsbrunner, right, wipes his eyes as he is joined by WDBJ-TV7 news morning anchor Kimberly McBroom, center, and guest anchor Steve Grant during the early morning newscast.
McBroom, second from right, and Hirsbrunner, right, are joined by Grant, second from left, and Dr. Thomas Milam, of the Carilion Clinic, as they observe a moment of silence.
Hirsbrunner, right, reminisces about Adam Ward's antics during the early morning newscast as McBroom, center, and Grant look on.
WDBJ-TV7 anchor Chris Hurst, right, hugs Hirsbrunner. Hurst was the boyfriend of Alison Parker.
McBroom, left, hugs meteorologist Hirsbrunner after their early morning newscast Thursday.
McBroom, second from right, and Hirsbrunner, right, are joined by Grant, second from left, and Dr. Thomas Milam, of the Carilion Clinic as they observe a moment of silence.
Hurst, left, comforts Hirsbrunner during the early morning newscast at the station Thursday.
McBroom, center, gets a hug from Grant, left, as Hirsbrunner reflects after their early morning newscast Thursday.
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Balloons hang from the desk of WDBJ's Melissa Ott, who was engaged to cameraman Adam Ward at the station in Roanoke, Va., Wednesday.
AP Photo/ Allen G. Breed
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