China News Service, February 24 (CNN) reported that on the 22nd local time, Florida police said that a man returned to the scene after allegedly killing a woman and continued shooting, killing a 9-year-old woman. The girl and a journalist died.
According to Orange County Sheriff John Miner, shortly after 4 p.m. on the 22nd, the local Spectrum News 13 staff was reporting that a woman in her 20s was shot in the area that morning.
At this time, Keith Melvin Moses, the 19-year-old suspect who shot the woman, returned to the murder scene and shot the reporter and a photographer in the interview car.
The two were later identified as Dylan Lyons, 24, and Jesse Walden, with Lyons succumbing to his injuries and Walden suffering serious injuries.
Police said Moses then went to a nearby home to continue the attack. He went in and shot a woman and her 9-year-old daughter, killing the girl and seriously injuring the mother.
According to reports, the suspect was arrested in the area and charged for the first shooting. He will face more charges for subsequent shootings later.
Mina said that Moses was acquainted with the woman who was killed earlier, but there was no obvious connection between the reporter and the mother and daughter who were shot on the afternoon of the 22nd.
According to reports, Moses has a long criminal history, including serious assault and assault with a deadly weapon.
CNN called the shooting an "absolute tragedy" in a statement.
White House press secretary Jean-Pierre also expressed sadness and condolences.
"Our hearts go out to the family of the reporter killed today in Orange County, FL, the injured staff and the entire Spectrum News team," she tweeted.
The proliferation of guns in the United States, frequent occurrence of gun violence cases, and chronic gun problems are hard to get rid of.
According to data from the US "Gun Violence File", in January 2023 alone, there were 52 mass shootings in the United States, each of which caused at least 4 deaths and injuries, setting a record for the same period since the agency began to collect such data in 2014.