An Orlando, Florida, neighborhood has been rocked after two shooting incidents just hours apart left three people dead and two more fighting for their lives.
A 9-year-old girl and a journalist were killed Wednesday afternoon just after 4:00 p.m. local time when a gunman opened fire on a news reporter and video journalist as they sat in their car in Pine Hills.
The two journalists were employees of Spectrum News 13 and were on the scene reporting on an earlier murder of a woman in her 20s.
The alleged gunman was detained at the scene.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
The news station employees were parked in almost the identical spot where thefirst shootinghappened around 11:00 a.m. local time, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said in a follow-up news briefing on Wednesday evening.
When officers arrived on the scene of the earlier shooting, they discovered a woman in her 20s shot in a car. She later died. Detectives “conducted follow-up, collected evidence, and developed good leads” on the suspect, he said.
Mina identified the alleged suspect as 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses.
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The sheriff confirmed that all of the shootings are connected and alleged Moses is solely responsible. He has formally been charged in the shooting from Wednesday morning and is expected to be charged in the second shooting as well.
Moses was allegedly in possession of a handgun at the time of his arrest, which Mina said will likely connect him to shootings.
The sheriff added that the suspect has a “lengthy criminal history to include gun charges, aggravated assault, burglary, and grand theft charges.”
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It is not clear if he has a lawyer who can comment on his behalf.
“What a horrible day this has been for our community and our media partners,” said Mina.
The OCSO did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
