Virginia shooting: Reporter's family devastated

Alison Parker and her cameraman Adam Ward were killed at a shopping centre in Virginia yesterday. 

The gunman was a disgruntled former colleague who later turned the firearm on himself.

Sky News says Parker's boyfriend Chris Hurst also works at the station. 

He says they moved in together a few days ago: 

Hurst posted the following message to his Facebook page:

''We didn't share this publicly, but Alison Parker and I were very much in love. We just moved in together. I am numb. We were together almost nine months. It was the best nine months of our lives. We wanted to get married. We just celebrated her 24th birthday. She was the most radiant woman I ever met. And for some reason she loved me back. She loved her family, her parents and her brother. I am comforted by everyone at WDBJ7. We are a family. She worked with Adam every day. They were a team. I am heartbroken for his fiancee. She is our morning show producer. This is unconscionable. But I WILL share her story because it is one full of life, dreams, love and amazing journalism. She just finished working on an incredible special on child abuse and it was fantastic. We will get through this and there will be justice. Your thoughts and prayers mean the world to me''

(Photo: Facebook/Chris Hurst Wdbj)