BREAKING: Reporter, photographer shot and killed on air in Virginia

Reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were fatally shot and killed on Wednesday morning around 6:45 a.m. during a live broadcast at Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta.

''It is with extreme sadness that we report WDBJ7's Alison Parker and Adam Ward were killed in an attack this morning,'' the media's Twitter handle read. ''We are trying to figure out what just happened -- thank you all for your concern and kind words. Law enforcement is on scene at Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta. The incident involves a WDBJ7 crew. This is all we know.''

"We do not know the motive, we do not know who the suspect, who the killer is," station manager Jeffrey Marks said later on a live broadcast.

Adam was 27-years-old. Alison just turned 24. Both were from the WDBJ7 viewing area.

Adam graduated from Salem High School and Virginia Tech.

Alison grew up in Martinsville and attended Patrick Henry Community College and James Madison University.