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Growing memorial for slain journalists

WDBJ-TV weatherman Leo Hirsbrunner views the makeshift memorial at the gate of WDBJ's television studios in Roanoke, Va. The former TV reporter suspected of shooting and killing two other journalists during a live broadcast before killing himself warned that he had been a "human powder keg ... just waiting to go BOOM."

WDBJ-TV weatherman Leo Hirsbrunner views the makeshift memorial at the gate of WDBJ’s television studios in Roanoke, Va. The former TV reporter suspected of shooting and killing two other journalists during a live broadcast before killing himself warned that he had been a “human powder keg ... just waiting to go BOOM.”

  (PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP/Getty Images)

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Makeshift memorial for slain journalists

WDBJ-TV weatherman Leo Hirsbrunner, left, views a makeshift memorial with members of the crew at the gate of WDBJ’s television studios in Roanoke, Va.

  (PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP/Getty Images)

Media at Bridgewater Plaza

Media outlets report from Bridgewater Plaza in Moneta, Va. The shopping center remains closed after two employees of WDBJ-TV were killed during a live broadcast.

  (Jay Paul / Getty Images)

Police at WDBJ-TV studios

The Roanoke Police Department patrols at the gate of WDBJ’s television studios in Roanoke, Va.

  (PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP/Getty Images)

Police at Bridgewater Plaza

Police keep watch at Bridgewater Plaza on Smith Mountain Lake in Moneta, Va. The shopping center remains closed after two employees of WDBJ-TV were killed during a live broadcast.

  (Jay Paul / Getty Images)

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