FRANKLIN COUNTY (WSLS 10) - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said they are continuing their investigation into the fatal shootings that took place the morning of Aug. 26, 2015, at the Bridgewater Plaza near Smith Mountain Lake.
The incident claimed the lives of two WDBJ-TV employees, Alison Parker and Adam Ward and seriously wounded Bedford County resident, Vicki Gardner.
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The shooting suspect then shot himself hours later while driving along Interstate-66 in Fauquier County, Va. He died a short time later at a Northern Virginia hospital.
The investigation remains ongoing as investigators continue their analysis of evidence collected from Vester Flanagan's apartment and vehicles, to include a variety of correspondence.
Seized from Flanagan's rental vehicle in Fauquier County were several typed letters, ranging from only two sentences long to a page in length, and addressed to individuals he knew either personally or professionally. The letters were very general in nature and provide no additional insight into Flanagan's motives that he had not already made public.
The "to do" list cited in the Fauquier County search warrant affidavit was also very general in nature.
Because this is an ongoing investigation, the sheriff's office said they are not publicly releasing the manifesto sent to ABC News nor any samples of Flanagan's writings.
"What has been clearly evident since the early morning of August 26 is that Vester Flanagan was determined to make his disturbing and deadly agenda a public show," said Sheriff Bill Overton, Franklin County Sheriff's Office, in a written release. "Out of respect for Alison, Adam, and Vicki, this sheriff's office refuses to further aid him in that quest and allow him to re-victimize these individuals and their families by making public his rambling correspondence and writings. The correspondence left behind by him is part of the ongoing investigation and being used by investigators as they continue to piece together the events that led up to the tragic shootings and Flanagan's eventual suicide."
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said release of such records and documentation compromise the criminal investigative file which is exempt from mandatory release pursuant to Code of Virginia § 2.2-3706. The sheriff's office has elected to exercise its grant of statutory authority to withhold the requested records and media requests for those records are therefore being denied pursuant to Code of Virginia §2.2-3706.