Orlando shooting – live: Slain journalist identified as Dylan Lyons, 24, as gunman’s criminal record revealed

The reporter shot dead yesterday has been named by his employer as Dylan Lyons, 24, originally from Philadelphia before moving to central Florida to pursue his career in broadcasting.

Spectrum News 13 has written an extensive tribute piece to him you can read here.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has tweeted her condolences to the families of the victims of the Orlando shootings.

The alleged gunman had opened fire on the crew of news channel Spectrum News 13, killing a local journalist and a photographer who were employed by the organisation.

“Our hearts go out to the family of the journalist killed today and the crew member injured in Orange County, Florida, as well as the whole Spectrum News 13 team,” she tweeted.

Keith Melvin Moses, a 19-year-old identified as a suspect in the Orlando shooting that killed three, including a nine-year-old, has a “lengthy” criminal history, according to Orange County sheriff John Mina.

The sheriff listed out the charges against Mr Moses, including gun charges, aggravated battery, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary and grand theft charges.“It is unclear if [the suspect] knew if they were news media or not,” Mr Mina said.

“We’re still trying to work all of that out. That vehicle was almost exactly in the same spot as the vehicle from the homicide this morning. So it’s unclear why exactly they were targeted.”

“I want to acknowledge what a horrible day this has been for our community and our media partners,” Mr Mina said.

“I work closely with all of you… no one in our community — not a mother, not a 9-year-old, certainly not news professionals — should become the victim of gun violence.”

The alleged gunman knew the homicide victim from earlier in the day, according to media reports.

It’s unclear why the other victims were shot at.

A reporter for Spectrum News 13 urged the audience live on air to “say a prayer for our co-worker” after the Orlando shootings.

A journalist working for the news channel, who was reporting from the scene of an earlier homicide, was shot and killed by the suspected gunman while a photographer employed by the organisation is in critical conditionSpectrum News 13has not identified the crew members, according to a story on the TV station’s website.

“This is extremely devastating for all of us. But I am proud to have such an amazing team backing all of us,” Spectrum News 13journalist Celeste Springer said live on air.

“Please, please say a prayer tonight for our co-worker who is in critical condition. And while you’re at it, please say a prayer for every victim of gun violence.”

A woman in her 20s was shot and killed on Hialeah Drive in Pine Hills around 11am on Wednesday.

“Our homicide detectives responded to that scene, conducted follow-up, collected evidence, and developed good leads on a suspect, in that case, this morning,” said Orange County deputies.

Around 4.05pm in the evening on the same day, deputies again received calls reporting two shootings on Hialeah Drive and on nearby Harrington Street.

The sheriff’s office said that on Hialeah Drive, two Spectrum News 13 journalists – a reporter and a photographer – were shot. Both were in the area covering the shooting of the 20-year-old woman.

The reporter died, while the photographer is in critical condition.

On Harrington Street, a nine-year-old girl and her mother were shot inside their home by the gunman. The nine-year-old lost her life while her mother was taken to the hospital and remains in critical condition.

Tearfully reporting on the loss of one of the TV journalists that lost their life in the Orlando shooting yesterday, a journalist from another channel said that it was “every reporter’s absolutely worst nightmare”.

In a video that has since been widely shared, she says: “We go home at night afraid that something like this will occur and that is what happened here.”

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has tweeted her condolences to the families of the victims of the Orlando shootings.

The alleged gunman had opened fire on the crew of news channel Spectrum News 13, killing a local journalist and a photographer who were employed by the organisation.

“Our hearts go out to the family of the journalist killed today and the crew member injured in Orange County, Florida, as well as the whole Spectrum News 13 team,” she tweeted.

A woman in her 20s was shot and killed on Hialeah Drive in Pine Hills around 11am on Wednesday.

“Our homicide detectives responded to that scene, conducted follow-up, collected evidence, and developed good leads on a suspect, in that case, this morning,” said Orange County deputies.

Around 4.05pm in the evening on the same day, deputies again received calls reporting two shootings on Hialeah Drive and on nearby Harrington Street.

The sheriff’s office said that on Hialeah Drive, two Spectrum News 13 journalists – a reporter and a photographer – were shot. Both were in the area covering the shooting of the 20-year-old woman.

The reporter died, while the photographer is in critical condition.

On Harrington Street, a nine-year-old girl and her mother were shot inside their home by the gunman. The nine-year-old lost her life while her mother was taken to the hospital and remains in critical condition.

Keith Melvin Moses, a 19-year-old identified as a suspect in the Orlando shooting that killed three, including a nine-year-old, has a “lengthy” criminal history, according to Orange County Sheriff John Mina.

The sheriff listed out the charges against Mr Moses, including gun charges, aggravated battery, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary and grand theft charges.“It is unclear if [the suspect] knew if they were news media or not,” Mr Mina said.

“We’re still trying to work all of that out. That vehicle was almost exactly in the same spot as the vehicle from the homicide this morning. So it’s unclear why exactly they were targeted.”

“I want to acknowledge what a horrible day this has been for our community and our media partners,” Mr Mina said.

“I work closely with all of you… no one in our community — not a mother, not a 9-year-old, certainly not news professionals — should become the victim of gun violence.”

The alleged gunman knew the homicide victim from earlier in the day, according to media reports.

It’s unclear why the other victims were shot at.

The Florida Sheriffs Association has issued a statement over the Orlando shooting that led to five people being shot at the scene of an earlier homicide, leading to three deaths, including one of a local journalist.

“This is a tragic and sad day, especially for those in the Orange County community,” tweeted the association.

“Hard to put all of this into words right now, but we ask for your prayers for the impacted families and for those that are injured fighting for their lives.”