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

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-01 · by Priscilla DeGregory
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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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Priscilla DeGregory
9 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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Topics

Florida New Jersey Orlando WESH 2 WFTV 9

Subjects

Reid PERSON · 11× Griffiths PERSON · 7× Malcolm PERSON · 2× WESH 2 ORG · 2× WFTV 9 ORG · 2× Doujon Griffiths PERSON · 1× Florida ORG · 1× Jordane Reid PERSON · 1× Massania Malcolm PERSON · 1× Orlando GPE · 1×

Narrative

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.
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Claims (17 extracted, 5 hedged)

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
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