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Florida thug killed young mom, stole her car and left her baby to roast to death inside, jury hears

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Doujon Griffiths, 26, faces trial in Orlando for allegedly killing Massania Malcolm, shooting her boyfriend Jordane Reid, and leaving their 1-year-old daughter to die after a violent confrontation on September 7, 2021. Prosecutors claim that Griffiths shot Malcolm inside her car, stole the vehicle with her baby still inside, and left them undiscovered for two days until found dead. Two years later, police apprehended Griffiths during a traffic stop in New Jersey. Reid survived his injuries to testify about the attack, describing how he tried to escape while being shot at by Griffiths.

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Doujon Griffiths, a 26-year-old man from Florida, is on trial for allegedly killing Massania Malcolm, a 20-year-old mother, and seriously injuring her boyfriend Jordane Reid. The incident occurred on September 7, 2021, in Orlando when Griffiths shot Malcolm while she was driving with their 1-year-old daughter, leaving the baby to die inside the car. After the shooting, Griffiths fled, stealing Malcolm's vehicle and evading capture for over two years until a traffic stop in New Jersey. Reid managed to survive multiple gunshot wounds and testified about his trauma during the trial. The couple had allowed Griffiths to stay at their apartment but asked him to leave after he failed to contribute financially, leading to the tragic confrontation before the shooting.

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A Florida man is finally facing justice for allegedly gunning down a young mom in her car, stealing the vehicle and ditching it — leaving her 1-year-old daughter to die strapped inside, according to prosecutors. uncertain

man → face → prosecutors

He is accused of executing 20-year-old Massania Malcolm, shooting and wounding her boyfriend, Jordane Reid, and abandoning the pair’s baby girl, Jordania Reid, to roast to death on Sept. 7, 2021, according to WESH 2. uncertain

He → accuse → WESH

Griffiths then fled and wasn’t tracked down by police until more than two years later during a traffic stop in New Jersey. asserted

Griffiths → flee → Jersey

Reid survived several gunshot wounds to testify about the harrowing experience. asserted

Reid → survive → experience

I was getting shot at the same time. asserted

I → shoot → time

I was just trying to escape, that’s it,” Reid testified, according to a report by WFTV 9. uncertain

Reid → try → WFTV

Griffiths, Reid’s childhood friend, had been crashing Malcolm and Reid’s apartment for about a month until the young couple decided he needed to move out because he wasn’t contributing to household expenses, WESH 2 reported. asserted

WESH → crash → expenses

The pair and their daughter got in the car to drive Griffiths to the bus when Griffiths started firing at Reid in the apartment complex parking lot, according to warrants. uncertain

Griffiths → get → warrants

“He literally put the firearm right here and squeezed it,” WFTV 9 reported, citing Reid’s testimony. asserted

WFTV → put → testimony

“I turned around like this, and that’s when he stopped. asserted

he → turn → this

I wasn’t trying to wrestle it, but I was trying to feel it and stop him.” asserted

I → try → him

Reid fled the car as Griffiths followed and shot at him before the gunman got in and drove away with the mother and baby, according to Reid and investigators. uncertain

gunman → flee → Reid

Griffiths then killed Malcolm and left her in the car with the baby and the pair weren’t discovered until two days later, documents alleged. asserted

documents → kill → baby

Little Jordania was found on top of her dead mom, having crawled over to her in her final moments, family members said. asserted

members → find → moments

A neighbor found Reid laying behind a bush with multiple gunshot wounds and barely able to speak before the neighbor called 911 and Reid was taken to the hospital where he underwent surgery. asserted

he → find → surgery

An intubated Reid on Sept. 9, wrote his girlfriend’s name on a piece of paper, prompting the police to search her apartment who were eventually able to find her using the car’s GPS, the outlet reported. asserted

outlet → intubate → GPS

Griffiths is charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. asserted

Griffiths → charge → murder

Florida thug killed young mom, stole her car and left her baby to roast to death inside, jury hears

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