Luana Munoz, an Emmy award-winning journalist from WESH News, gave a heart-wrenching report on the tragic shooting of her colleague Dylan Lyons in Orlando, Florida. Despite struggling to maintain her composure, Munoz bravely informed viewers of the devastating news from the Orlando Regional Medical Center. The shooting claimed the lives of three people, including Lyons, and critically injured a photographer.
Munoz spoke of the seriousness of the situation, acknowledging that the shooting was every reporter’s worst nightmare. She expressed her grief and shared the community’s pain in mourning the loss of a nine-year-old girl and a journalist from Spectrum News 13. Social media users also expressed their condolences and recognized the mental trauma that reporters and photographers experience.
Despite the difficult circumstances, Munoz expressed solidarity with her fellow journalists, finding comfort in the media coming together in such moments. She acknowledged that the incident left Dylan’s family and fiancé distraught.
According to eyewitnesses, a man approached the WESH news vehicle and fired shots, hitting two reporters. He then went to a nearby house where he shot a mother and her daughter. TV crews covering the shooting attempted to provide medical assistance to the Spectrum 13 journalists.
Keith Melvin Moses, a 19-year-old, was taken into police custody and charged with first-degree murder.
Following Dylan Lyons’ tragic death while reporting on his community, Associated Press editor Mike Balsamo shared his condolences on Twitter, acknowledging that Dylan was only doing his job and would have turned 25 years old the following month. Orange County Sheriff John Mina also expressed sympathy for the devastating day the community and media partners experienced. He recognized journalists’ challenging and significant role in serving the community and law enforcement. He acknowledged that nobody should ever fall victim to gun violence in the community.
