At least three people have been shot dead in Florida (Picture: WFTV)

A journalist and a 9-year-old girl were shot dead and at least two others were wounded in shootings in Florida.

An Orlando TV news employee and the girl were killed in Pine Hills on Wednesday afternoon.

The journalist worked for Spectrum 13 News, said Orange County Sheriff John Mina. It was not immediately known why the news crew was targeted.

Keith Melvin Moses, 19, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the incident, Mina said. Moses is expected to face charges for four shootings, including the one that killed the journalist.

Deputies received reports of two shootings shortly after 4pm.

In one of the incidents, on Hialeah Street, deputies had been investigating another shooting in which a woman in her 20s was killed around 11am. Deputies also found a Spectrum News 13 journalist and a photographer shot. The photographer was last listed in critical condition.

After shooting the news crew, the suspect is believed to have gone to a home on Harrington Street and shot the 9-year-old girl. The girl died, and her mother was also shot and is in critical condition.

‘It is with deep sadness that @RTDNA learns of the death of a @MyNews13 journalist in Orlando,’ tweeted Radio Television Digital News Association CEO Dan Shelley.

‘He was 1 of 2 of the station’s journalists shot covering a previous crime in a residential area. Sending thoughts of peace and comfort to their families, friends & the other victims.’

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An Orlando TV news employee and a 9-year-old girl were shot dead in Florida on Wednesday afternoon.