Shooter kills 4, including infant, shoots 11-year-old girl multiple times, sheriff says

[Zorro]

Four people were killed, an 11-year-old girl was shot and deputies came under fire early Sunday in a neighborhood in North Lakeland.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the shootings took place at 4:30 a.m. in two separate houses, near North Socrum Loop Road and Fulton Green Road, less than a half mile north of Lake Gibson High School.

Judd said two separate shootouts occurred "in short order" between and the suspect, who surrendered after being wounded. Lakeland police and troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol were also involved. After the suspect was in custody, police discovered an 11-year-old girl who had been shot "multiple times," as well as a man, two women and an infant dead.

No police were injured in the shootout.

Judd said the suspect, whom he did not identify, was a survivalist "who came for a gunfight." He said the suspect admitted to using methamphetamine.

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/crime/2021/09/05/polk-sheriffs-deputies-come-under-fire-north-lakeland/5740624001/

Just another day in the good ol' USA.

[Farmer-Rick]

1. He came for a gun fight with an 11 year old girl........

Judd said the suspect, whom he did not identify, was a survivalist "who came for a gunfight."

[TallJohn]

2. FTA:

Judd said the suspect was taken to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center for treatment. While being treated, Judd said, "he jumped up and tried to grab the Lakeland police officer's gun, and they had to fight with him again in the emergency room."

They subdued the suspect and continued treating him.

Should have let him bleed out or die in indescribable agony from an infection.

[2naSalit]

4. What, no Ketamine?

[TallJohn]

7. Why make it painless.

-eom-

[2naSalit]

8. I was just asking?

But you do have a point.

[empedocles]

3. Florida

[brush]

5. He wasn't killed in either shootout, or after trying to grab an...

officer's gun in the hospital? WTF?

Betcha a thousand to one it's a white guy.

[BComplex]

6. You KNOW this was not a black man! He'd have been shot more than the 11 year old.

All guns, all the time. Then you have all the crazies. Peaceful people don't matter anymore in this country.