PHOTO: Photographer injured in Florida shooting that killed fellow journalist

A photojournalist who was injured in a Florida shooting that took the life of his colleague has been identified while covering a previous murder.

Jesse Walden was photographing the crime scene Wednesday in Pine Hills when the gunman returned and continued shooting, killing Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons and a 9-year-old girl.

Walden spoke from his hospital bed Thursday, where he was recovering from surgery. He said Lyons was more than a coworker, he was a friend.

Walden and Lyons were covering the murder of 38-year-old Nathacha Augustin, who died at the scene after being shot that morning. After opening fire on reporters earlier that day, the gunman also shot and killed a nine-year-old girl and wounded her mother.

Keith Melvin Moses, 19, was taken into custody where he screamed that he couldn’t breathe and then allegedly pretended to be asleep to avoid police questioning.

Dylan Lyons, 24, was shot and killed yesterday while reporting on a shooting in Pine Hills, Florida. He had only been at his job at Spectrum News 13 for only six months.

Keith Melvin Moses, 19, was taken into custody where he screamed that he couldn’t breathe and then allegedly pretended to be asleep to avoid police questioning.

Walden is expected to be released from the hospital within a day or two, but he knows he faces a long road to recovery. He also faces the pain of losing his friend.

“Dylan was a very, very healthy person,” Walden said from his hospital bed Thursday. ‘Like, he also had a great sense of humor.’

Walden and Lyons became close when they started at Spectrum News 13 around the same time last year and ended up on the night shift together.

He said Lyons was happy to be doing what he loved.

“He had a very strong sense of justice,” he added. “He really would want everyone to play by the rules when it comes to people with power.”

Walden said he’s going to keep his spirits up and move on with his friend.

‘Every step of the way, I have been blessed. You know, just… people care,’ she said.

Walden is expected to be released from the hospital within a day or two, but he knows he faces a long road to recovery. He also faces the pain of losing his friend.

Walden and Lyons became close when they started at Spectrum News 13 around the same time last year and ended up on the night shift together.

Walden and Lyons were in an unmarked news vehicle Wednesday afternoon covering the first homicide when a man approached them and shot them.

The suspected gunman then went to a nearby home where he fatally shot 9-year-old T’yonna Major, critically wounding the girl’s mother.

Moses was taken to hospital after his arrest and the motive for the killings is still unclear.

After complaining that he couldn’t breathe, he started “fighting with hospital staff” and had to be restrained.

Once in police custody, Moses ‘pretended to be asleep’ to try to evade his interview. He remains in custody but refuses to speak to detectives.

‘Moses does not speak to us. We are unable to determine a motive at this time.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released video of Moses’ arrest showing deputies handcuffing Moses as he screams that he can’t breathe and yells, ‘They’re killing me!’

Moses is charged with first-degree murder in the initial shooting that killed 38-year-old Nathacha Augustin that morning and authorities said “numerous other charges” will follow.

Moses smiled and smiled as he was led away in handcuffs after being arrested in connection with the three murders in Orlando, Florida.

T’Yonna Major, 9, was shot to death in her home when the gunman broke in and opened fire.

T’Yonna’s mother, Brandi, was also shot. she stays in the hospital

The arrest this Wednesday occurred after the shooting that began early in the morning and ended with three dead and two injured.

The posted video shows the moment the agents put an end to their rampage. ‘Get in your face!’ Deputies are heard shouting. ‘Let me go!’ Moses yells back. They are killing me! Let me go!’

The officers handcuffed him and could later be seen cutting Moses’ jeans and confiscating a Glock semi-automatic handgun that “was still hot to the touch, which means it had just been fired and there were no more rounds.”

Orange County Sheriff John Mina characterized Wednesday’s shootings as random acts of violence.

Moses complained that he was injured and was taken to a hospital where he attacked medical staff, Mina said. She has since refused to speak to detectives.