Boyfriend of Fatally Shot TV Reporter Shares Heartbreaking Message

By Laura Marie Meyers

Updated on 8/26/2015 at 5:10 PM

Facebook | Chris Hurst Wdbj

After a TV reporter and a cameraman were fatally shot during a live broadcast in Moneta, VA, on Wednesday morning, the reporter's boyfriend and co-worker posted a heartfelt message on Facebook. Roanoke's WDBJ7 reporter Alison Parker was dating her co-worker Chris Hurst, who shared thoughtful words about the woman he loved hours after she was killed. He mentioned their relationship and her love for her family, adding that he felt "heartbroken" for the fiancée of the cameraman, 27-year-old Adam Ward, who also worked with them. Along with sharing a series of pictures, Chris wrote:

"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."