Latest Orlando shooting: Suspect pretended to be asleep during police interview, sheriff says

During a briefing Thursday, Sheriff John Mina said the suspect is not talking to law enforcement and that a motive remains unclear.

He said the gun found by police was empty. The sheriff said he could not be certain the suspect would not have “continued to shoot” if he had the means to do so.

During a press briefing, Sheriff John Mina said the body camera footage showing the arrest of 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses will be released later Thursday.

He said the suspect was acting erratically and that it appeared the suspect was under the influence of some kind of drug, but he stressed that this had not been confirmed.

During a news conference Thursday, Sheriff John Mina said the suspect, Keith Melvin Moses, pretended to be asleep while talking to police.

He added that he was taken to hospital after he said he could not breathe. There he got into a fight with the medical staff and had to be restrained. He then also became physical with detectives and had to be restrained again, the sheriff said.

Sheriff Mina said it was a “random act of violence” and that the sheriff’s office is still working to determine why the shooting happened.

Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a press conference Wednesday that “the suspect is not talking much at this time. It is not clear if he knew it was the media or not. We are still trying to fix all this.”

Mina said the News 13 vehicle is not like a typical news van with TV station markings.

Deputies initially responded to the Pine Hills area, northwest of Orlando, on Wednesday morning after reports of a woman in her 20s who had been shot.

Moses “was familiar with the woman this morning, but as far as we know, was not involved with the reporters and was not involved with the mother and the 9-year-old,” Mina said.

Witnesses said a man approached a news vehicle later Wednesday and opened fire, hitting two reporters. The man then went to a nearby house and shot the mother and daughter.

WFTV crews, who were also reporting on the early morning shooting, attempted to provide medical aid to Spectrum 13 reporters.

U a moving tribute to Lyonhis Spectrum News colleagues explained that he was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but moved to the Sunshine State to attend the University of Central Florida, starting his media career in Gainesville after graduation.

“He took his job very seriously,” recalls his friend Josh Miller, a sports reporter for the network.

“He loved his career. He loved what he did. He loved the community, telling people’s stories, reporting the news, and he was just passionate about what he did.

“When he left the news station, he was still talking about how much he wanted to succeed in his job, talking about how much he loved Orlando.”

Dylan Lyons has already won an award from the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists and was a finalist for another award, his obituaries.

Celeste Springer, Lyon’s co-worker, bravely went on air hours after the tragedy and said: “It’s very devastating for all of us. But I’m proud to have such an amazing team supporting us all.

“Please pray tonight for our colleague who is in critical condition. And while you’re at it, please pray for every victim of gun violence.”

Spectrum News itself issued a statement which reads: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague and the other lives senselessly taken today.

“Our thoughts are with the family, friends and colleagues of our employee at this very difficult time. We still hope that our other colleague who was injured will make a full recovery.

“This is a terrible tragedy for the Orlando community.”

The 24-year-old journalist was killed when the suspected gunman — since arrested, charged with murder and identified as 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses — returned to the scene of an earlier killing and fired at the Spectrum News 13 van, killing Lyons and injuring photographer Jesse Walden. severe injuries.

The suspect then entered a nearby home and shot a mother and daughter, killing the nine-year-old and injuring one of the parents.

“I want to acknowledge that this has been a terrible day for our community and our media partners,” Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a news conference Wednesday night.

Celeste Springer, Lyon’s co-worker, bravely went on air hours after the tragedy and said: “It’s very devastating for all of us. But I’m proud to have such an amazing team supporting us all.

A Florida A TV channel identified on Thursday the 24-year-old reporter who was fatally wounded while covering the shooting in Orlando of the district, as well as his photojournalist, who was seriously injured in the attack.

Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons and photojournalist Jesse Walden were in their unmarked vehicle Wednesday afternoon when a man approached and shot them. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said this at a press conference. The man then went to a nearby house, where he shot and killed a 9-year-old girl and seriously wounded her mother.

The sheriff said they have arrested 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses, who they believe is responsible for both murders.

“I want to acknowledge that this has been a terrible day for our community and our media partners,” Mina told a room full of reporters. “I work closely with all of you, I know many of you, and I know the very difficult work you do and the very important work you do for our community and for law enforcement. No one in our community—not a mother, not a 9-year-old child, not a news professional—should be a victim of gun violence in our community.”

Mina said they don’t have a motive for the shooting yet.

TV reporter v Orlando, Floridawhere three people were fatally shot by a 19-year-old gunman on Wednesday, broke down on camera as she reported the death of her fellow journalist.

Amy Award-winning reporter Luana Muñoz, who works with WESH News in Orlando, struggled to contain herself as she went on camera late Wednesday night.

Munoz began in a shaky voice, “It’s really hard to wrap your head around. It’s very emotional here at ORMC (Orlando Regional Medical Center).”

A nine-year-old girl and a Spectrum News 13 reporter were among two people killed in the early killing spree in Orlando, according to Orange County Sheriff John Mina.

Earlier Wednesday, a 20-year-old woman was shot and killed, prompting a local news crew to arrive at the scene in the Pine Hills area to cover the incident later that day.

Here’s what the grieving Spectrum News 13 staff had to say about their late co-worker Dylan Lyons after reporting his tragic murder.