ORLANDO, Fla. — Local attorneys gave an update on Tuesday and shared details on a lawsuit against the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
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The lawsuit stems from a deadly mass shooting in Pine Hills in 2023.
Three people died, including a local journalist and a 9-year-old girl. Several others were also hurt.
The attorneys claim the sheriff’s office contributed to what happened that day.
The lawsuit claims that deputies at the time did not protect the two of the victims who died in that shooting.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the families of victims of T’Yonna Major, and Dylan Lyons, who died that day.
The attorneys claim deputies on the scene did not inform Brandi Major, who lived in Pine Hills with her daughter, 9-year-old Tyonna Major, that there was an ongoing search for a suspected shooter when the pair was coming home from school.
According to the suit, Major even asked investigators what was going on at the time, and she was told that everything was ok, even though they were still looking for the 19-year-old suspected gunman, Keith Moses.
The complaint goes on to say that deputies also did not inform 24-year-old Dylon Lyons, who was a news reporter at Spectrum News 13, that he was at the crime scene where the first fatal shooting occurred, and, as a result, the reporter was unaware of the danger.
Read: ‘Forever broken’: Families of Dylan Lyons, T’Yonna Major bond over loss, call for change
Lyons was killed on the scene.
The Orange County Sheriff’s office released this statement in response to the lawsuit:
“Keith Moses is the only person responsible for the heinous acts of violence that took the lives of three of our residents and gravely injured two others. We grieve those losses along with our community. The claims against the Orange County Sheriff’s Office are unfounded and we will be asking the judge to dismiss this case.”
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