There was a period of silence, and then the suspect came out with his hands up, Judd said.
"It was a tough situation, and it entailed at least two shootouts in close quarter with the suspect," the sheriff said. There were "at least dozens if not hundreds" of rounds fired between the suspect and deputies. The suspect then started shooting at other deputies, who also returned fire, he said. The suspect shot at the lieutenant, who returned fire and retreated out of the house, Judd said. The caller, joined by Gleason, told the man to leave and that they would call the police, spurring the man to leave the scene. The caller did not have a daughter named Amber, but the man refused to leave, the sheriff said. The caller said the man had parked outside their house and claimed that God had sent him there because a girl named "Amber" was going to die by suicide, according to a criminal affidavit. The incident began Saturday evening when a woman called authorities about a suspicious man, believed to be Riley, making odd statements at their home. Another child who had earlier been missing was located alive and well, Judd said. The family's pet dog, Diogi, was also shot and killed.Īn 11-year-old girl had been shot multiple times and was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital for surgery. She had been hiding in her closet, according to an affidavit.Įach of the victims has multiple gunshot wounds, the affidavit said. The baby's 62-year-old grandmother was also found dead in a second house on the property, Judd said. Inside a home on the property, a 40-year-old man named Justice Gleason, a 3-month-old baby and the baby's 33-year-old mother were found dead. "We just know we had a madman with a lot of guns that shot and killed innocent people," Judd said Sunday.Īuthorities identified the suspect as Bryan Riley, a 33-year-old who lives in Brandon, about a 45-minute drive from the scene of the shooting.
The quadruple homicide, which Judd described as an "active shooter rampage," had no clear motive, and authorities said they did not believe the suspect knew any of the victims. Once in custody, he tried to take a gun from a Lakeland police officer and had to be subdued, Judd said. Outfitted in body armor, the suspect then barricaded himself in one of the homes and shot at law enforcement officers before eventually surrendering, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. A former Marine sharpshooter who said he received messages from God broke into two homes outside Lakeland, Florida, early Sunday and fatally shot four people he didn't know - including a 3-month-old baby - and wounded an 11-year-old, according to a criminal affidavit. A man outfitted in body armor who described himself as a "survivalist" fatally shot four people, including an infant in their mother's arms.
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