Desiree Stennett, Richard Tribou and Jeff Weiner | Orlando Sentinel
Even earlier than he stepped into his first newsroom, Dylan Lyons’ future in journalism regarded promising.
While a scholar at University of Central Florida’s Nicholson School of Communication and Media, Lyons shortly proved himself to be a frontrunner who was focused on instructing others as he realized, stated Rick Brunson, a senior teacher within the journalism college.
Brunson taught Lyons in two journalism lessons when he was a sophomore at UCF and labored intently with Lyons as advisor of the scholar chapter of the Radio Television Digital New Association when Lyons was president.
“I would watch him as he was out and about on campus,” Brunson stated. “He would bring other students in the [videography] class along with him to kind of coach them and mentor them and show them how to work the camera, how to set up a shot. He was that kind of a guy. He wasn’t just looking out for his own grade. He involved other people around him in such a friendly way. People just loved being with him. That was Dylan.”
Lyons, 24, died after he and one other Spectrum News 13 worker, photojournalist Jesse Walden, had been shot simply after 4 p.m. whereas engaged on a report on the scene of a murder that occurred within the 6100 block of Hialeah Street in Pine Hills hours earlier. Walden was critically injured within the capturing however survived.
After killing Lyons, the suspected shooter, 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses, walked to a house close by and shot two others, Orange County Sheriff John Mina stated in a press convention Wednesday night. There, deputies say he killed 9-year-old T’yonna Major and critically injured her mom.
Moses can also be suspected within the earlier murder. The sufferer, 38-year-old Nathacha Augustin, was discovered lifeless in her automotive round 11:17 a.m. Mina stated Moses knew Augustin but it surely’s unclear if he had any connection to Lyons, T’yonna or the others who had been injured.
“No one in our community, not a 9-year-old child or a media professional should become of victim of gun violence,” Mina stated.
Lyons was born and raised in Philadelphia, however moved to Florida to attend the University of Central Florida, incomes levels in journalism and political science. He joined Spectrum News 13 in July, in accordance with his bio on the information station’s web site.
“As a reporter, he’s honored to have the unique privilege of being a voice for the voiceless and making sure all communities and stories are treated fairly and equally,” it says.
He beforehand labored for WCJB-TV, a information station in Gainesville. His protection of the 2020 race for Florida’s third Congressional District was chosen as the perfect politics or elections reporting sequence by the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists.
“When Dylan’s not at work, you can find him taking advantage of the Orlando area’s many different dining experiences and cuisines,” his Spectrum News 13 bio stated. “He especially loves exploring Winter Park, Winter Garden, Celebration and or Downtown Orlando with his family and dog.”
In a remembrance posted to the Spectrum News 13 web site, pal and colleague Josh Miller stated Lyons “took his job very seriously.”
“He loved his career,” Miller stated. “He loved what he did. He loved the community, telling the stories of people, reporting on the news, and he was just passionate about what he did.”
Lyons’ household arrange a GoFundMe marketing campaign to lift cash for his funeral.
“He was an acting father to his niece and nephew who he loved so much,” his sister Rachel Lyons wrote. “He loved his fiancé and… was a devoted son to his mother and father.”
In assertion shared on Twitter late Wednesday, News 13 father or mother firm Charter communications stated, “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our colleague and the other lives senselessly taken today.”
“Our thoughts are with our employee’s family, friends and co-workers during this very difficult time,” the assertion stated. “We remain hopeful that our other colleague who was injured makes a full recovery. This is a terrible tragedy for the Orlando community.”
The motive for the violence stays unclear.
As they mourned their colleague, the station’s workers continued stay reporting Wednesday night.
“This is extremely devastating for all of us,” reporter Celeste Springer stated on air. “But I am proud to have such an amazing team backing all of us. …. Please, please say a prayer tonight for our co-worker who is in critical condition. And while you’re at it, please say a prayer for every victim of gun violence.”
Amanda Rabines and David Harris of the Sentinel workers contributed.
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