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Florida TV reporter killed while covering fatal shooting

Published:Thursday | February 23, 2023 | 8:52 AM
Orange County Sheriff John Mina addressing the media during a press conference about multiple shootings, Wednesday, February 22, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. A central Florida television journalist and a little girl were fatally shot Wednesday afternoon near the scene of a fatal shooting from earlier in the day, authorities said. Mina said that they’ve detained Keith Melvin Moses, 19, who they believe is responsible for both shootings in the Orlando-area neighbourhood. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

A Florida television station identified Thursday a 24-year-old reporter who was fatally shot while covering a shooting death in an Orlando area neighbourhood, as well as its photojournalist who was critically injured in the rampage.

Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons and photojournalist Jesse Walden were in their unmarked news vehicle on Wednesday afternoon when a man approached and shot them, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said in a news conference.

The man then went to a nearby home where he fatally shot a 9-year-old girl and critically injured her mother.

The sheriff said they've detained Keith Melvin Moses, 19, who they believe is responsible for both shootings.

“I want to acknowledge what a horrible day this has been for our community and our media partners,” Mina told a room full of reporters.

“I work closely with all of you and know many of you and know the very difficult job that you do and also the very important job that you do for our community and for law enforcement. No one in our community — not a mother, not a 9-year-old and certainly not news professionals — should become the victim of gun violence in our community.”

Mina said they don't immediately have a motive for any of the shootings.

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