Waco, Texas, weatherman shot outside of studio

Patrick Crawford, a meteorologist who appears on KCEN-HD News, an NBC-affiliate TV station’s morning news broadcast, was shot multiple times in the parking lot of the company studio yesterday.

Authorities say the suspect and Crawford exchanged words before the suspect pulled out a semi-automatic handgun and fired several times.

The weatherman managed to get in his car and flag down a nearby construction worker, who called for help. Crawford had been hospitalized and was underwent surgery late Wednesday morning. He is in stable condition.

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