A UCF grad and former Knight News reporter was shot and killed tonight while working as a reporter at News 13.
Dylan Lyons, 24, was identified as the victim by his sister and fiancé on social media, through a Go Fund Me page to cover funeral expenses.
The UCF grad was one of two members of a News 13 crew shot while covering a homicide scene in Orange County’s Pine Hills neighborhood, Orange County Sheriff John Mina announced at a press conference Wednesday evening.
One of the News 13 journalists died from the shooting, Mina said, adding that both a reporter and photographer were shot.
“It’s hard to know if he was targeting this news crew,” Mina said. “That’s all part of our investigation.”
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One member of the news crew died from the shooting, the other is being treated at the hospital.
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Mina said that the suspect was in custody and that OCSO will pursue murder charges. Five people in all were shot by the same suspect Wednesday as well, Mina said, including a 9-year-old girl who died.
Knight News is not releasing the UCF grad’s name until time has passed for officials to first notify his family.
Check back for updates on this tragic story.
