ORLANDO, Fla. — GoFundMe accounts have been created to support the families of a TV journalist and 9-year-old girl who were killed in Orange County shootings on Wednesday.
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Dylan Lyons, 24, was shot and killed while covering a homicide investigation in the Pine Hills area Wednesday afternoon.
Dylan’s sister Rachel Lyons created the fundraising account to support the family and help pay for funeral services.
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Rachel Lyons described Dylan as a devoted son to his parents and a loving uncle to his niece and nephew.
Dylan Lyons’ life was cut shot by a gunman who is accused of shooting five people, killing three.
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Dylan Lyons was a reporter for Spectrum News 13 and on the scene of a deadly shooting investigation when he was gunned down.
According to the GoFundMe account, a funeral service for Dylan Lyons will be held next month.
Nathacha Augustin, 38, and T’yonna Major, 9, were also killed by the same shooter, deputies said.
A family member also created a GoFundMe for T’yonna.
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“She was a light to everyone that knew her. She was everything to us,” the family member wrote.
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