A Florida man suspected of killing a woman Wednesday returned to the scene hours later and shot four other people, killing a 9-year-old girl and a television news journalist, the Orange County sheriff said.
A Spectrum News 13 crew was in Pine Hills shortly after 4 p.m. covering the stroy of a woman in her 20s who had been found shot in that area.
Keith Melvin Moses, the 19-year-old suspect in the woman's killing, returned to the scene and fired at the reporter and photographer who were in or near a vehicle, one of whom later died.
Moses then went to a nearby home and shot a 9-year-old, the sheriff said. The girl died.
He was arrested in the area and is being charged in the initial slaying, Mina said. Moses will be charged in the four other shootings later, the sheriff said.
Mina said there is no apparent connection between Moses and the mother and child shot Wednesday afternoon.
Moses is responsible for all five shootings.
The child's mother and the other journalist who was shot were in critical condition. The first shot happened inside a vehicle, and detectives had developed Moses as a suspect and were following leads when the others were shot, Mina said.
It was not immediately clear if Moses had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Spectrum News 13 was not publicly releasing the names of the two crew members Wednesday evening, it said in an article on its website. In a statement, Spectrum News called the violence a tragedy. The company said a photographer remained hospitalized.
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague and the other lives senselessly taken today. Our thoughts are with our employee’s family, friends and co-workers during this very difficult time. We remain hopeful that our other colleague who was injured makes a full recovery," it said in the statement.
“Our hearts go out to the family ofthe journalist killed today and the crew member injured in Orange County, Florida, as well as the whole Spectrum News team," Jean-Pierre tweeted.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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