A local television team went on Wednesday afternoon in the suburbs of Orlando to cover death by ball, earlier in the day, of a 20-year-old woman. A man then opened fire, killing a television reporter and a 9 -year -old girl.
MO12345lemonde with AFP
A television journalist as well as a nine -year -old girl was killed Wednesday, February 22 in Florida on Wednesday, in a shooting, near the place where another homicide occurred earlier in the day, announced the authorities.
A 19-year-old man, suspected “for this morning murder as well as for this afternoon shooting,” was arrested by police, the John Mina sheriff said at a press conference, Responsible for the county where Orlando is located, a big city of this state of the American south-east.
A team of local television Spectrum News 13 went on Wednesday afternoon to a street in the suburban suburb of Orlando to cover death by ball, earlier in the day, of a 20-year-old woman .
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While they worked, a man opened fire, killing a journalist and injuring his colleague, then entered a nearby house and, for no apparent reason, shot a 9 -year -old woman and daughter, killing the latter. The two survivors are still in critical condition.
The shooter has not yet given the slightest explanation to his actions: “The suspect does not speak for the moment. We do not know if the shooter was aware of the activities of the television team on the spot, If he knew they were journalists or not, “said sheriff John Mina at a press conference.
The White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre expressed her “thoughts” on Twitter for the family of the journalist killed and the whole Spectrum News 13 team, adding that “too many lives are mowed by violence by firearm “.
our hearts go out to the family of the journalist killed Today and the crew member injured in orange country, Florid… https://t.co/hhjbsojyod
– Presssec (@karine Jean-Pierre)
The United States pays a very heavy price for the dissemination of firearms in their territory and the ease with which Americans have access to it.