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Temple Journalism Students React To Tragic Shooting Of Florida TV Reporter

Local journalism students at Temple University reacted to the tragedy Thursday, and say their idea about entering this field is evolving.

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February 24, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A TV reporter who was shot and killed in central Florida was born and raised in the Philadelphia area.

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Dylan Lyons and his family moved to Florida, where he attended high school and then enrolled at the University of Central Florida, earning degrees in journalism and political science.

Lyons and his photographer, Jesse Walden, were covering the deadly shooting of a woman in her car Wednesday afternoon when police say the suspected gunman returned to the neighborhood and shot them both.

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