Four people, including a baby, were killed in Florida shooting

Four people were killed, including a mother and her baby, in what Florida cops called a mass shooting. Perpetrated Sunday morning by a suspect who, according to them, was “ready for battle”.

The mistrustful, whose name has not been disclosed, He was dressed in camouflage and a bulletproof vest when he was found inside a Lakeland house in which trapsPolk County Sheriff Grady Judd reported.

After two shootings against the police, in which dozens were exchanged “Otherwise, hundreds of hits”According to Judd, the suspect left the house at one point and then returned inside until he finally gave up. The suspect was shot.

Inside the house, authorities found an 11-year-old girl that she had been shot several times.

The little girl told officers there were three dead people inside the houseJudd said at a press conference on Sunday. He did not disclose the identity of the victims, nor that of the alleged perpetrator.

Authorities sent robots into the house to check for explosives or other traps. When the situation was clear, found a mother with a baby in her arms, shot dead. They also found the body of another shot dead woman in a nearby house.

Authorities did not release a cell phone for the shooting, but the police chief noted that the suspect met a witness about nine hours before the incident and told him: “God sent me here to speak to one of your daughters.”

No further details on the relationship between the perpetrator and the victims were disclosed.

The suspect also told authorities that he had used methamphetamine.. Supplies for a shooting were also found in his vehicle, authorities said, including bleeding control kits.

“He was a coward”said Judd. “It’s easy to shoot children, babies and innocent people in the middle of the night when you have the gun and they don’t.”

The perpetrator has been hospitalized and is expected to recover.

(With AP information)

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