Virginia shooter tried to claim unfair dismissal when fired for his rage

Vester Flanagan, who shot Reporter Alison Parker and Cameraman Adam Ward in Virginia, USA, on Wednesday, tried to claim unfair dismissal after being fired for "many incidents of anger".

In a memo obtained by The Guardian, Flanagan was told by WDBJ7 News Director Dan Dennison that his behaviour had caused a great deal of friction between him and his colleagues.

The conflicts were listed: “On July 23^rd [2012] Rob Chewning indicates you got very angry as he tried to push the microphone into proper position during an interview. On July 21^st you had a conflict with Trevor Fair regarding the completion of editing your package for the 6pm news.”

Dennison insisted that management was not taking sides, but noted that this was not the first time conflicts between Flanagan and his co-workers had been bought to his attention.