Community converges for vigil at WDBJ

A candle-light vigil organized by a group called Stop the Violence Star City brought throngs of well-wishers to the grounds of television station WDBJ last night to honor Alison Parker and Adam Ward, brutally gunned down Wednesday on a live broadcast.

At the edge of the station's parking lot, the vigil brought out citizens like Betsy Parkins, who had her own special connection to Parker and Ward. Just one month ago she met them at another live shot and then happened to tune in early Wednesday morning.

"My daughter and I were watching yesterday, live, and it was just so shocking."

Christie West of nearby Vinton came by to drop off a pair of balloons on which she had hand-written Bible verses.

"This is not our community, and this is not the normal for our community."

Like so many attendees, she wasn't connected to the incident by anything more than a shared sense of sorrow and outrage. For WCVE News, Hawes Spencer in Roanoke.

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