A young journalist sent on assignment to the scene of a homicide was killed by the suspect he was reporting on, Florida authorities said. The family of 24-year-old Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons is now suing Charter Communications, the parent company for his employer at the time of his death.

The parents of a local TV journalist who was fatally shot while reporting on a killing in central Florida have filed a negligence lawsuit against their son's former employer.

The family of Dylan Lyons — the Spectrum News 13 reporter killed in a 2023 shooting spree in Pine Hills — has filed a lawsuit accusing his employer of negligence, raising questions about the responsibility of news organizations to protect journalists covering violent crime.

Dylan Lyons and a cameramen were covering the killing of a woman when a suspect approached and shot them. The suspect also fatally shot a 9-year-old girl.