Renowned NBC news reporter Derrick Ward’s death at the age of 62 has left the media world in deep shock. Upon hearing the news of his passing, his colleagues and close pals took to social media to pay their respects to the iconic reporter.

Derrick Ward, a member of the NBC family whom one fan called "a first class reporter," has died. He was 62. NBC Washington announced the network's devastating loss on Threads earlier on Wednesday, Jan.

The reporter covered major events from 9/11 to the D.C. sniper attacks over the course of his decades-long career.

The D.C. native began as a radio journalist at a number of Washington, D.C. stations before moving to television.

Derrick Ward, a member of the News4 family, died Tuesday following complications from recent cardiac arrest. He was 62. A native of the District of Columbia, Ward grew up in Marshall Heights and the H Street Corridor in Northeast.