Killing of Dylan Lyons

Dylan Lyons
Dylan Lyons
Born	Dylan Lyons; March 11, 1998; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	February 22, 2023 (aged 24); Pine Hills, Florida, U.S.
Education	University of Central Florida; WCJB
Occupation(s)	Journalist, news reporter
Employer	Spectrum News 13

Dylan Lyons (March 11, 1998 – February 22, 2023) was an American television news reporter for Spectrum News 13 in Orlando, Florida. He was fatally shot while reporting from the scene of a homicide in the Pine Hills neighborhood.

Early life and career

A graduate of the University of Central Florida with degrees in journalism and political science, Lyons reported and anchored for the UCF Knightly News. He reported and anchored for WCJB, an ABC affiliate in Gainesville.[1]

Killing

On February 22, 2023, Lyons was part of a news crew reporting from Pine Hills in Orange County on the fatal shooting of Nathacha Augustin that had happened earlier in the day.[2] Keith Melvin Moses, the suspect in the prior shooting, returned to the crime scene and shot Lyons and Spectrum News photographer Jesse Walden, then went to a nearby home and shot Brandi Major and her 9-year-old daughter, T'Yonna Major.[3] Police later arrested Moses, who had been an acquaintance of Augustin.[1] Lyons and T'Yonna Major died, while Brandi Major and Walden were critically injured but survived.[4] Moses had a criminal record dating back to 2018 but was never imprisoned as he was a minor at the time.[5]

In addition to his immediate family, Lyons left behind a fiancé, Casey Lynn.[2] A GoFundMe page was set up by the Orlando community and Dylan's sister Rachel to cover the funeral expenses of Lyons and Major.[6]

References

Associated Press (February 22, 2023). "TV journalist from Philly among those killed in Orlando shooting". WHYY.org. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
Chantal Da Silva; et al. (February 23, 2023). "TV journalist killed while reporting on Florida shooting was 'a major talent,' his ex-news director says". NBC News. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
Daniella Silva and Rob Wile; et al. (February 23, 2023). "Florida family remembers 9-year-old who was fatally shot as 'amazing gymnast' and 'a true joy'". NBC News. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
Heisel, Phil (February 23, 2023). "'He kept shooting at me,' photographer wounded in Florida shooting says". NBC News. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
Talcott, Anthony (February 22, 2023). "Here's what we know about the suspect in the deadly Pine Hills shootings". clickorlando.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
Treisman, Rachel (February 22, 2023). "Dylan Lyons, a 24-year-old TV journalist, was killed while reporting on a shooting". WSIU. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

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[whyy-1] Associated Press (February 22, 2023). "TV journalist from Philly among those killed in Orlando shooting". WHYY.org. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[nbc-2] Chantal Da Silva; et al. (February 23, 2023). "TV journalist killed while reporting on Florida shooting was 'a major talent,' his ex-news director says". NBC News. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[nbc2-3] Daniella Silva and Rob Wile; et al. (February 23, 2023). "Florida family remembers 9-year-old who was fatally shot as 'amazing gymnast' and 'a true joy'". NBC News. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[4] Heisel, Phil (February 23, 2023). "'He kept shooting at me,' photographer wounded in Florida shooting says". NBC News. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[5] Talcott, Anthony (February 22, 2023). "Here's what we know about the suspect in the deadly Pine Hills shootings". clickorlando.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[6] Treisman, Rachel (February 22, 2023). "Dylan Lyons, a 24-year-old TV journalist, was killed while reporting on a shooting". WSIU. Retrieved February 23, 2023.