In a horrific shooting spree, a reporter and a 9-year-old child were shot and killed by a gunman in Florida after he returned to the scene where he’d shot and killed a woman in her 20s earlier in the day.
The gunman opened fire on the Spectrum News reporter and her photographer after he returned.
He then went into a nearby home and shot a mother and her 9-year-old child, killing the child.
Here’s more from NBC News:
A Florida man suspected of killing a woman earlier Wednesday returned to the scene in the afternoon and shot four other people, killing a 9-year-old and a television news journalist, the Orange County sheriff said.
The Spectrum News 13 crew was in Pine Hills around 4 p.m. covering the death of a woman in her 20s who had been found shot in that area around 11 a.m., Sheriff John Mina said.
Keith Melvin Moses, the 19-year-old suspect in the earlier killing, returned to the scene and opened fire on the reporter and photographer who were in or near a vehicle, one of whom later died, Mina said.
Moses then went to a nearby home, walked inside and shot a mother and her 9-year-old child, the sheriff said. The child died.
Moses is being charged in the death of the woman Wednesday morning, and will be charged in the four other shootings later, Mina said.
“The suspect is not saying much right now,” Mina said. “It is unclear if he knew they were news media or not.”
Mina said there is no apparent connection between Moses and the mother and child shot Wednesday afternoon.
The woman found dead earlier was an acquaintance of the suspect, he said.
The suspect “as far as we know, had no connection to the reporters and the mother and the 9-year-old,” Mina said. “We don’t know why he entered that home.”
Moses is responsible for all five shootings, Mina said. He was armed with a handgun, Mina said, and investigators believe that was the weapon involved.
The child’s mother and the other journalist who was shot were in critical condition, Mina said.
Moses ended up shooting five people and killing three with his handgun.
Police, of course, have him in custody and it appears that the woman in her 20s was the only person he knew.
Please pray for all those involved, including the souls of those who were killed.
UPDATE: Below is a photo of the suspect:
This is 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses, the suspect in a series of shootings today that left three dead, including a woman in her 20's a 9-year-old girl and a News13 employee. We extend our deepest condolences to all of their families. This is a sad day for our community. pic.twitter.com/whq8DfbmPR
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) February 23, 2023