Spectrum News 13 Journalist and 9 year old shot and killed, others shot as well

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According to Orange County Sheriff John Mina, two members of a Spectrum News 13 crew at the scene of a homicide investigation were shot Wednesday afternoon.

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One of the two has died, he said.

Investigators also responded to a nearby residence where a 9-year-old girl and her mother were found shot, Mina said.

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The girl later died, he said.

The two were at the scene reporting on an Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a Pine Hills homicide that happened earlier in the day.

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Investigators said one person was detained at the scene of the most recent shooting. The individual taken into custody was identified as 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses.

During a press conference Wednesday night, Mina said it is believed that all three shootings are connected.

No other information was immediately available.

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