Florida gunman killed 4, including mom still holding baby

Authorities exchanged heavy gunfire, before Riley retreated back into the home, according to the sheriff.

Four people are dead including a mother still cradling her now-deceased baby after a massive gunfight early Sunday with a former Marine Florida sheriff said was "ready for battle" and so aggressive he tried to wrestle a gun from police from his hospital gurney after being captured. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said 33-year-old Bryan Riley appeared to be suffering from mental health issues and had been slowly unravelling for weeks, repeatedly telling his girlfriend that he could communicate directly with God. After a gunfight with police and deputies — where dozens “if not hundreds of rounds” were exchanged outside a Lakeland home, Judd said, authorities found an 11-year-old girl shot multiple times, plus three deceased victims. They included a 33-year-old mother still holding her 3-month old baby boy, the infant’s grandmother, and a 62-year-old who lived at a neighbouring home.