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Orange County Sheriff John Mina, here holding a press conference after multiple shootings by the same individual, in Orlando, Florida, February 22, 2023.
UNITED STATES – This news item was on the front page of the American media on Wednesday February 22. A TV reporter and a nine-year-old girl were killed in Orlando, Florida in a shooting near the scene of another homicide earlier in the day.
A 19-year-old man suspected “for the murder this morning as well as for the shooting this afternoon”was arrested by the police, announced at a press conference the sheriff John Mina, responsible for the county where the city of Orlando is located.
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“I want to emphasize how horrible this day was for the community and our media partners (journalists, editor’s note)”said the sheriff in particular.
#BREAKING: News reporter & photographer shot while covering homicide from this AM in Pine Hills, just west of Orlan… https://t.co/BHKioxlNfR
— Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowTV)
This is 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses, the suspect in a series of shootings today that left three dead, including… https://t.co/cR9xyhoGb2
— Orange County Sheriff’s Office (@OrangeCoSheriff)
A local television crew Spectrum News 13 went to a street in suburban Orlando on Wednesday afternoon to cover the shooting death of a 20-year-old woman earlier in the day.
As they were working, a man opened fire, killing a journalist and injuring his colleague, then entered a nearby house and, for no apparent reason, shot a woman and her nine-year-old daughter, killing the latter .
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“It’s every journalist’s worst nightmare”
“The man passed by our team who were working in their car. We managed to dodge it”, told journalist Nick Papantoniswho was present on site for another channel. “The man then walked towards the other team working (also) in their car and opened fire. »
Luana Munoz, a reporter for WESH 2 Orlando, appeared very emotional during a live report on Wednesday evening (see the video below). She spoke of the tight-knit team of journalists affected by the tragedy, and said the situation was “really hard to cover”.
“His fiancée (to the deceased journalist, editor’s note) and I were just kissing”told the journalist during her report. “It’s every journalist’s worst nightmare. We come home at night fearing something like this is going to happen, and that’s what happened here”she added.
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WESH reporter @Luana_Munoz: “This is every reporter’s absolutely worst nightmare. We go home at night afraid — that… https://t.co/L3xEX4IsFx
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter)
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted her ” thoughts “ for the family of the slain journalist and the entire Spectrum News 13 team, adding that “Too many lives are taken by gun violence. »
Our hearts go out to the family of the journalist killed today and the crew member injured in Orange County, Florid… https://t.co/hHJBSoJyOD
— Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec)
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