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Vester Flanagan, the man who has been identified as the shooter of a Roanoke Virginia news crew while they were live on the air this morning worked here in Florida. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, Flanigan had a rocky relationship with a Tallahassee television station and the people who worked there.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Vester Flanagan, who used the on air name Bryce Williams worked weekends at this Tallahassee TV Station from early 1999 until he was told in February 2000 that his contract would not be renewed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter Flanagan was told his contract would not be renewed, he filed a lawsuit, alleging employment discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marie Mattox was his attorney. \u00a0\u201cI know that he was understandably upset, based on what happened to him back at the time I represented him.\u00a0 Ah, but I have not had contact with him in probably fourteen years\u201d Mattox said from her law office.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The station eventually settled in Flanigan’s favor.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The news director at the time declined to go on camera but said the news was devastation. Other co workers called him an \u201coddball.<\/p>\n

In a series of tweets after posting video of the shooting, Flanagan, blamed Adam Ward, the photographer he allegedly shot for going to the stations HR department. He also singled out the reporter Allison Parker for making racist remarks.\u00a0 Former Tallahassee co worker Michael Walker says Flanagan could anger easily.<\/p>\n

Q:\u201dHe got a little angrier than most people?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did, again when he did, he withdrew, or he told jokes, I can\u2019t speak to any specific confrontation that jumps out at me. There\u2019s nothing that jumps out at me other than the normal yelling and screaming when things don\u2019t do right\u201d said Walker, who is now a multi-media video producer.<\/p>\n

When told of the tweets, Walker said he was not surprised Flanagan held a grudge.<\/p>\n

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