Man convicted on all counts for killing young Orange County mother, leaving her child in hot car in 2021
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
A man accused of killing a mother, shooting her boyfriend, and leaving their 1-year-old daughter in a hot car to die was convicted on all counts Thursday.
Doujon Griffith was convicted of the following:
First-degree murder with a firearmFirst-degree murderAttempted first-degree murder with a firearmShooting at, within or into a buildingShooting at, within or into a buildingShooting at, within or into a building
His sentencing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 16.
Background
The State Attorney’s Office said Griffiths shot and killed 20-year-old Massania Malcom after shooting her boyfriend.
Investigators said Malcom’s 1-year-old daughter, Jordania, was left in a hot car and was found dead alongside her mother’s body two days later in a parking lot on Lake Ellenor Drive.
According to investigators, Griffiths had been staying at the couple’s apartment. They say the couple had taken him in after he became homeless.
Investigators said tension may have grown between Malcom and Griffiths over his lack of contribution to the household.
On the morning of Sept. 7, 2021, the couple reportedly told Griffiths he had to leave and were driving him to a bus stop when he allegedly shot them. Malcom’s boyfriend survived and shared details of the incident with investigators.