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(AP) — 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.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a news conference
that they’ve detained Keith Melvin Moses, 19, who they believe
is responsible for both shootings in the Orlando-area
neighborhood.
Besides the Spectrum News 13 journalist and the 9-year-old girl,
a TV crewmember and the girl’s mother were wounded during the
second shooting. They were in critical condition at a local
hospital.
“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.
“So, the suspect is not saying much right now,” Mina said. “It
is unclear if he knew they were news media or not. We’re still
trying to work all that out.”
Mina said the News 13 vehicle did not look like a typical news
van with TV station markings.
Deputies had initially responded to the Pine Hills area, just
northwest of Orlando, on Wednesday morning following reports of
a woman in her 20s being shot.
Moses “was an acquaintance of the woman this morning, but as far
as we know, had no connection to the reporters and no connection
to the mother and the 9-year-old,” Mina said.
According to witnesses, a man approached the news vehicle later
Wednesday and opened fire, hitting the two reporters. The man
then walked to a nearby home and shot the mother and daughter.
WFTV crews, who were also reporting on the morning shooting,
tried to give medical aid to the Spectrum 13 journalists.
Mina said Moses is already facing a murder charge for the
initial victim, and charges are expected soon for the other four
victims. Moses’ criminal history includes gun charges, as well
as aggravated battery, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary
and grand theft offenses, the sheriff said.
“Our hearts go out to the family of the journalist killed today
and the crew member injured in Orange County, Florida, as well
as the whole Spectrum News team,” White House press secretary
Karine Jean-Pierre said on Twitter.
Spectrum News 13 was not identifying the crew members who were
involved in the shooting, according to a story on the TV
station’s website.
“Please, please, say a prayer tonight for our co-worker who is
in critical condition. And while you’re at it, please say a
prayer for every victim of gun violence in this country,”
Spectrum 13 journalist Celeste Springer said during her live on-
air report.
Worldwide 40 journalists were reported killed last year, plus
another two this year before Wednesday, according to the
Committee to Protect Journalists. Only one of those was in the
United States.
Jeff German, who covered politics and corruption for the Las
Vegas Review-Journal, was found dead outside of his home in
September after being stabbed multiple times. Former Clark
County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who had been a
frequent subject of German’s reporting, has pleaded not guilty
to a murder charge.
In 2015, Virginia reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward
were shot and killed during their live TV broadcast for CBS
affiliate WDBJ7. The suspect, a former reporter for the TV
station, died by suicide during the law enforcement search for
him.
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