The video was used by conspiracy theorists and hoaxers, who posted copies of the GoPro footage as well as the raw TV feed on platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, using it in some cases to claim the entire incident was a fake. “The reality is that Facebook and Instagram put the onus on victims and their families to do the policing of graphic content-requiring them to relive their worst moments over and over to curb the proliferation of these videos,” reads a complaint filed by Andy Parker with the regulator on Tuesday, and reviewed by VICE News. Now, Parker’s father is demanding the FTC take action. Almost instantly the footage was downloaded, edited, and shared widely online.įacebook repeatedly promised to remove all copies of the video from its platforms, but more than five years later, Parker’s parents are still reliving the murder of their daughter, because Facebook and Instagram have utterly failed to remove the footage. The gunman then posted a recording of the horrific incident, shot on a GoPro camera he was wearing. The gunman shot cameraman Adam Ward, then chased down and murdered Alison as she attempted to escape. At 6:46 a.m., she was in the middle of a live interview when a disgruntled and mentally ill former reporter approached her and began shooting. And you are tired, exhausted really, and the adrenaline subsides, and you feel down and beaten.On the morning of August 26, 2015, television journalist Alison Parker was in Moneta, Virginia reporting for a CBS affiliate station. It's often like this in hairy situations - you survive the first part and get to safety, and then it all starts going downhill again. We had no idea what was going on, but we were scared that at any moment the garage doors would explode inward, and gunmen would come to kill us. Outside, the sounds of the battle intensified. Extracting people from remote locations in the middle of a war that keeps moving is fiendishly difficult. We knew it would take hours and fully expected to spend the night in the workshop while the logistics were worked on.
We ran inside and gathered together, while Martin and Dominique rang through to Sky staff members, signalling the start of a frantic effort to try to start to arrange a rescue for us. We were convinced the shooters would come to finish us off.Ī door opened, and three caretakers beckoned for us to come inside their workshop. We spotted a factory unit with an open gate and sprinted one at a time inside, looking for cover. Still in the firing line, we headed away from the car, using a concrete wall for cover. Martin said to me, it's a miracle any of us got out, let alone all five of us. It seemed like an eternity before he emerged over the barrier and jumped down towards us, followed by a hail of gunfire.Īt the bottom, we regrouped. He called out, and we shouted at him to come. He was actually being protected by the engine block - he knew that. The rounds were ploughing into the car every time he moved. My armour and helmet almost certainly saved me.īut Richie was still inside the car. I lost my balance and fell to the bottom, landing like a sack of potatoes, cutting my face. Richie says I then got out of the car and stood up, before jogging to the edge of the embankment and then started running. I managed to put my helmet on, and was about to attempt my escape, when I stopped and reached back into a shelf in the door and retrieved my phones and my press card, unbelievably. "I've been hit!" I shouted.īut what amazed me was that it didn't hurt that bad. I do recall wondering if my death was going to be painful.Īnd then I was hit in the lower back. Richie was shouting to me, but I can't really remember much. Image: Producer Dominique Van Heerden runs for cover
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