The 19-year-old suspect, identified by police as Keith Melvin Moses, was arrested a short time after the shooting. He is also accused of killing a 9-year-old girl and a woman in her 20s and 30s, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a news conference.
A young gunman opened fire on a television crew covering the scene of the killings near Orlando, Florida on Wednesday, killing a reporter and wounding a cameraman, authorities said.
The 19-year-old suspect, identified by police as Keith Melvin Moses, was arrested a short time after the shooting. He is also accused of killing a 9-year-old girl and a woman in her 20s and 30s, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a news conference.
This is 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses, the suspect in a series of shootings today that left three dead, in OCSO custody. This is a sad day for our community. Three were murdered today, including a woman in her 20s, a 9-year-old girl and a @MyNews13 employee. pic.twitter.com/DXXkxzRHl5
— Orange County Sheriff’s Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) February 23, 2023
The crew members were a reporter and cameraman for local cable television station Spectrum News 13, Sheriff Mina said.
🚨#BREAKING: Multiple victims including media reporters have been shot ⁰
📌#Pinehills | #Florida ⁰
Multiple people shot along with News reporters and photographers ‘shot at’ while covering the deadly shooting that happened this morning. Police say a passenger fired numerous shots… https://t.co/WwwVb7z6tS pic.twitter.com/x5u5ei32Nj— RAWSALERTS (@rawsalerts) February 22, 2023
The young man, who has a heavy criminal record, will be prosecuted for three murders and two attempted murders, he added.
He allegedly murdered the young woman in a car hours before killing a nine-year-old girl and injuring his mother.
Orange county sheriff’s office gives details on the arrest of #KeithMelvinMosesthe suspect in a series of shootings today that left three dead, including a woman in her 20s, a 9-year-old girl and a News13 employee. pic.twitter.com/hJIFbCUVfu
— Carime Hernández (@CarimeHernandez) February 23, 2023
According to Mr. Mina, the motives of none of the attacks are clear. However, Keith Melvin Moses is believed to have known the first victim.
The sheriff emphasized that he cannot yet assess whether and to what extent the television crew targeted the young man because they were reporting on him, nor because they broke into the home of the young victim and her mother.
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