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Dylan Lyons, a 24-year-old TV journalist, was killed while reporting on a shooting

Spectrum News 13 confirmed that 24-year-old reporter Dylan Lyons was killed while covering a shooting on Wednesday, along with a 9-year-old girl. Her mom and a station photojournalist were injured.

Colleagues and loved ones are mourning the loss of Dylan Lyons, a television journalist who was shot while covering an earlier shooting in Orlando, Fla.

Spectrum News 13 is remembering the 24-year-old as "a motivated and talented professional who was living his dream in Orlando" and "will not be forgotten."

The Philadelphia native had lived in Florida since college and started at the station as a multimedia journalist in July 2022, according to his biography. It says his journey to the profession "was fueled by his desire to tell stories that impact local communities."

Lyons was part of a news crew reporting from the Pine Hills neighborhood on

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