Bay Area anchor Frank Somerville reportedly 'suspended indefinitely' by KTVU

KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville has again been removed from the air, as first reported by the Mercury News and confirmed by a source at KTVU who spoke to SFGATE.

Somerville, 63, has been “suspended indefinitely” by KTVU management following a disagreement over ongoing coverage of the Gabby Petito missing person and homicide case.

According to the source, the conflict with Somerville came to a head when the body of Petito was discovered in Wyoming earlier this week, after she had been reported missing while on a cross-country camping trip with her fiancé. The FBI has issued an arrest warrant for Petito’s 23-year-old fiancé, Brian Laundrie, and he is considered a prime suspect in her suspected homicide.