A young girl who was 'tortured' and shot multiple times when a former Marine sharpshooter allegedly invaded her home and killed four members of her family, including her baby brother, told investigators she survived by playing dead, authorities said.
A daughter of one of the victims survived the shooting by playing dead.A young girl who was"tortured" and shot multiple times when a former Marine sharpshooter allegedly invaded her home andmembers of her family, including her baby brother, told investigators she survived by playing dead, authorities said on Thursday.
Polk County, Florida, authorities said the girl witnessed Bryan Riley, 33, allegedly shoot her father, Justice Gleason, 40; her dad's girlfriend, Theresa Lanham, 33; and her 3-month-old brother in the Sunday morning massacre near Lakeland, 35 miles east of Tampa. Riley is also accused of killing Lanham's 62-year-old mother, Catherine Delgado.Officers from the Polk County Sheriff Department work outside the home where a family of four was shot and killed, Sept. 7, 2021, in Lakeland, Fla.
Riley is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder, seven counts of attempted first-degree murder on a law enforcement officer, shooting into an occupied dwelling, two counts of armed burglary with battery, arson and cruelty to an animal. He is being held without bond.This booking photo provided by the Polk County, Fla. Sheriff's Office shows, Bryan Riley, who was arrested, Sept. 5, 2021, in the shooting of four people in Lakeland, Fla.
Judd said Riley, who as a Marine was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, allegedly told investigators that he"created an ops plan.'""In his confession, he said, 'You know what that means? You have to kill everybody,'" said Judd, adding that Riley's girlfriend told investigators he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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