Police press conference on the deaths of two journalists in Virginia.
Vester Lee Flanagan, who also went by the name Bryce Williams has been pronounced dead:
Brian Moran, Virginia secretary of public safety, said the shooter was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1:26 pm, according to state police.
Police report the third victim, Vicki Gardner, is out of surgery and recovering with "non-life-threatening injuries."
11:28 AM PT: State police confirm a license-plate reader was the key tool used to identify Flanagan's vehicle.
11:36 AM PT: ABC News is releasing portions of the 23-page document they received, allegedly sent from Vester Lee Flanagan II:
“Why did I do it? I put down a deposit for a gun on 6/19/15. The Church shooting in Charleston happened on 6/17/15…”
“What sent me over the top was the church shooting. And my hollow point bullets have the victims’ initials on them."It is unclear whose initials he is referring to. He continues, “As for Dylann Roof? You (deleted)! You want a race war (deleted)? BRING IT THEN YOU WHITE …(deleted)!!!” He said Jehovah spoke to him, telling him to act.
Later in the manifesto, the writer quotes the Virginia Tech mass killer, Seung Hui Cho, and calls him “his boy,” and expresses admiration for the Columbine High School killers. “Also, I was influenced by Seung–Hui Cho. That’s my boy right there. He got NEARLY double the amount that Eric Harris and Dylann Klebold got…just sayin’.
[EDIT: Live press conference has ended]