ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — The households of two victims who had been killed by a homicide suspect on the run in 2023 have filed a lawsuit in opposition to the Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace alleging that their deaths might have been prevented.
Investigators stated Spectrum Information reporter Dylan Lyons and 9-year-old T’Yonna Main had been each shot and killed by the suspect, 19-year-old Keith Moses, after he dedicated one other homicide earlier that day.
In line with the lawsuit, obtained by NBC affiliate WESH, Moses had not been caught earlier than Orange County deputies wrapped up the crime scene.
Main’s mom requested a deputy within the neighborhood what was occurring and was instructed all the things was below management, the lawsuit states.
Solely a short while later, Moses went into the 9-year-old lady’s dwelling and shot her a number of occasions, in response to officers. He additionally injured her mom.
Authorities consider Moses then went down the road and shot Lyons, who was within the space to cowl the primary taking pictures.
The lawsuit accuses the sheriff’s workplace of wrongful demise and violating civil rights by not doing sufficient to catch the killer or warn folks about him.
Attorneys declare that the sheriff’s workplace had stable details about who the suspect was however didn’t launch it to the general public and downplayed the danger.
The lawsuit additionally alleges that the sheriff’s workplace had been discriminating in opposition to the residents of Pine Hills by assigning fewer sources to the neighborhood the place the murders passed off.
“The Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace maintains a coverage that denies equal safety to residents of Pine Hills, akin to T’Yonna Main, whereas equally located Windermere residents get pleasure from heightened safety and security measures for violent crimes,” the lawsuit states.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace launched the next assertion:
“Keith Moses is the one particular person accountable for the heinous acts of violence that took the lives of three of our residents and gravely injured two others. We grieve these losses together with our neighborhood. The claims in opposition to the Orange County Sheriff’s Workplace are unfounded and we might be asking the choose to dismiss this case.“
