Persuasive Essay On Roanoke Shooting Case

The shooting that happened live on the news a few days ago was very tragic. Two journalists that were on live TV, were shot and killed. The man that shot and killed them was Vester Lee Flanagan II. He is forty-one years old and lives in Roanoke. I don’t think he should’ve killed himself afterwards. He deserves to go to jail for what he did. Taking his life was not the right thing to do. The suspect, Flanagan, should’ve been sentenced to life in prison or at least should be kept in prison for many years. A few days before the shooting took place, he faxed a note to ABC News. The note he faxed said, “I’ve been a human powder keg for a while…just waiting to go BOOM.” It was wrong what he did. He should not have done what he did. He should be punished. Maybe instead of him killing two people and wounding one, he should have got help. Vester Flanagan later died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. He had claimed, the staff had mistreated him during his time there. He should have talked to someone if he was hurting and knew he was a ‘human powder keg waiting to go boom.’ There are therapists that help people. They are here for reason, to help, and to talk to you about your problems. He needed someone to vent to. Sometimes venting can help someone feel better because you …show more content…
Those two journalists’ names were, Alison Parker, and Adam Ward. Alison Parker was twenty-four years old and Adam Ward was twenty-seven years old. Alison Parker suffered gunshot wounds to the head and chest while Adam Ward died from gunshot wounds to the head and torso. Parker and Ward both worked for WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia, and were shot while broadcasting by a former employee of their situation. Flanagan also wounded one woman who was being interviewed at the time of the incident. Her name is Vicki Gardner, she was rushed to the hospital where she had surgery. She was released from the hospital three days ago (September