Vester Flanagan's Killing

State troopers surrounded the vehicle, but before they could advance to make an arrest, a single shot rang out from the front seats. Vester was quickly airlifted to the Anova Fairfax Hospital and Falls Church, but he was declared dead on arrival at exactly 1.26 pm. The episode sent shockwaves across media circles all over the world. It wasn't the first time a journalist had died live on TV, but a reporter being targeted by one of their own was a horrifying new phenomenon.