A journalist for an Orlando television channel was shot to death while covering a double homicide involving a five-year-old girl and her mother. Another member of the team Spectrum News 13 he was injured and is in critical condition.
It was reported by the Orange County Sheriff, John Mina.
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The two journalists were in front of a house on Harrington Drive, where a 9-year-old girl and her 20-year-old mother had been shot to death shortly before, it reported. Telemundo.
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The two staff members of Spectrum News 13 they had gone to the scene to cover the story of the double homicide of a five-year-old girl and her mother this Wednesday. The television did not specify the names of the victims.
Investigators said one person was taken into custody at the scene of the shooting. According to WFTV-Channel 9which also had journalists at the scene who were not injured, the shooter approached the security vehicle. Spectrum News 13 and opened fire.
The crime scene of an Orlando journalist (Photo: Telemundo)
“We have arrested the person believed to be responsible for the murder this morning, as well as the shooting this followingnoon,” Mina said. The suspect was identified as Keith Melvin Moses19 years old.
According to authorities, “At 19, he has a lengthy criminal history, including weapons charges, aggravated assault and assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, and grand larceny.”