HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -
The man suspected of shooting and killing two television 
journalists in Roanoke, Va. Wednesday morning shot himself about 
five hours later during a police chase and was later pronounced 
dead at a hospital.

Authorities said the suspected gunman, Vester L. Flanagan, 
worked at WDBJ under the on-air name of Bryce Williams and was 
described by several people as a disgruntled employee at the 
station.

Dan Dennison, senior communications director for the Hawaii 
Department of Land and Natural Resources, was the news director 
of the station from 2011 to 2013 and also hired and fired 
Flanagan during his tenure. In a live interview on Hawaii News 
Now Sunrise, he said Flanagan, who was hired in 2012, was 
terminated in 2013, largely for performance issues.