US TV journalist and 9-year-old girl shot dead at first murder scene

A television reporter in the United States, identified as Dylan Lyons, was killed while reporting from the scene of a murder in Florida during a shootout that left a total of three people dead and two wounded. A second reporter, Jesse Walden, was also wounded by the same gunman, who is suspected of the other homicide. BBC informed of.

The incident took place on Wednesday at 4 pm local time. According to Shop, reporters were covering the murder of a 38-year-old woman when a 19-year-old suspect, identified as Keith Melvin Moses, returned to the scene and attacked the TV news team. The assailant then went to a nearby house where he fatally shot a nine-year-old girl and seriously injured her mother.

Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz said on Facebook, “I had the honor of knowing Dylan when he was a reporter in Gainesville, Florida. He was always professional, compassionate and steadfast when covering a story. He reported facts and He did his job. The job was done the way it was supposed to be done. In my 11 years as Sheriff, Dylan was definitely one of the brightest and best reporters I’ve worked with. I go out of my way to his family, friends and work family Praying for the others as well as the families of the victims of this despicable act of violence.”

According to BBCThe police have taken the accused into custody. They said the 19-year-old was armed when he was arrested and was not cooperating with police.

Mr Moses has been formally charged with the murder of a 38-year-old woman he knew. Additional charges have also been framed in respect of the other four victims, who were not known to them.

At a news conference, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said the reporters were “in or near their vehicle” when they were attacked, adding that they did not look like an official TV station vehicle. Mr Mina said it was a “terrible day”. She continued, “No one in our community – not a mother, not a nine-year-old girl and certainly not a news professional – should be a victim of gun violence in our community.”

Further, speaking about the suspect, Mr Meena said,[He] Has a lengthy criminal history, including gun charges, aggravated battery and assault with a deadly weapon, burglary and grand larceny”.

The sheriff identified the two reporters as a reporter and photographer for a Central Florida cable TV outlet. spectrum news 13Which is owned by Charter Communications.