First Coast News midday news anchor Katie Jeffries was sitting in the station’s morning meeting Wednesday when the news broke that a reporter and cameraman had been shot to death in Virginia.
She said her co-workers were shaken, but it hit particularly close to home when she heard the crew worked for a station in Roanoke, Va.
“Who was killed?” Jeffries asked apprehensively, knowing a former co-worker and good friend worked in the area.
Her fear was confirmed when she was told the reporter shot to death was Alison Parker.