Who Was Vester Flanagan? Suspect in Live TV Shooting Claimed he was a 'Paid Companion': Report

• WDBJ 7 reporter Alison Parker, 24, and photographer Adam Ward, 27, were fatally shot while working on a feature story at Bridgewater Plaza near Smith Mountain Lake around 6:45 a.m., according to the station.

• A third person, Vicki Gardner, who was being interviewed for the segment, underwent surgery for her injuries and was later reported to be in stable condition.

• Authorities tell the affiliate Vester Lee Flanagan II, of Roanoke, was critically injured after turning a gun on himself during a police pursuit. Flanagan was reported dead by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office later Wednesday.

CWD: Suspect in live TV shooting turns gun on himself: Reports

New details reveal Flanagan, who appeared on air under the name Bryce Williams, was a former model and "high-paid companion," according to the New York Daily News.

Tweets posted last week from an account attributed to Bryce Williams using the handle "@bryce_williams7" show headshots of Flanagan from his previous career, according to the outlet.

“Headshot used for getting acting/modeling gigs back when lol. And, wasn't I a cute baby?” reads a post from August 20, the New York Daily News reports.

“Hell yeah I've been a high paid 'companion.' You wish u could too!! Lol," another tweet reportedly read.

Messages from the account, which has since been suspended, followed on Wednesday appearing to document Flanagan's discontent with former colleagues Parker and Ward.

Flanagan was fired from WDBJ 7 two years ago, station manager Jeff Marks told CNN. The reason for his firing was not immediately clear.

In the tweets, Flanagan also reportedly claimed he had filed an official complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

It was not the first time Flanagan claimed discrimination. He had reportedly sued a local NBC affiliate in 2000, claiming he was fired after complaining about racism in the newsroom, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.

WDBJ 7 station manager Marks meanwhile called the shooting "senseless" and "horrifying" in an interview with CBS New York Wednesday.

"You could be in this business for 40 years and know that this kind of thing can happen and pray that it doesn't," Marks said.

"Everybody in our building is just walking around in a daze ... These people were not liked, they were loved."

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation.

ABC News reported a person claiming to be Bryce Williams sent the network a 23-page document prior to the shooting. The news organization reports it has handed the document over to authorities.

Anyone with information that may assist investigators is asked to call 911 or the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at (540) 483-3000.