The only survivor in the deadly shooting, that killed two WDBJ[TV journalists during a live news broadcast in Virginia last month, has been released from the hospital.

The incident occurred on the morning of Aug. 26, when WDBJ-TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, were conducting a live interview in Franklin County, Virginia. Video footage shows that a gunman walked towards the victims and opened fire while Parker was speaking with Vicki Gardner, the executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce, about tourism at the Bridgewater Plaza.

Virginia police later identified the shooter as Vester Lee Flanagan, a television reporter known professionally as Bryce Williams. He worked for WDBJ, which serves the Roanoke-Lynchburg market, before being fired from the station two years ago. After the incident, police say the 41-year-old suspect shot and killed himself.

On Monday, Gardner was released from Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, spokesman Chris Turnbull said, according to the Associated Press. However, she will continue her treatment at home. According to her husband, doctors removed one of her kidneys and some of her colon that was damaged by the bullets, reports the New York Daily News.

Gardner posted a Facebook message on Monday about her recovery, writing, "Every day I wake to renewing strength and optimism. I have no thoughts of 'why me' but a feeling of what can be done to unite our great community and leave a lasting positive legacy in place of this tragedy. It's obvious that there is much to be done. As I re-focus on things of importance I'm filled with new-found energy and the enthusiasm to make a difference. We at Smith Mountain Lake will not be defined by an act of violence. We are ‪#‎SMLSTRONG."

Following the incident, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe described the gunman as a "distraught" and former disgruntled employee at the local news station. Officials also say that he justified the shootings on his social media pages by accusing the reporter of having made racist comments about him and the cameraman of reporting him to human resources.

Flanagan's former colleagues also said he was hard to get along with.

"Vester was an unhappy man," said Jeff Marks, the general manager of WDBJ, adding that "He had a reputation for being difficult to work with," reports ABC News. Marks also said that Flanagan was fired "after many incidents of his anger coming forward" and that he had to be escorted from the building by police.