He had a concealed weapons license, Judd said.įacebookBryan Riley seen in a photo on his Facebook page. Riley is employed as a security contractor, Judd said. He was deployed to Iraq in 2008, Afghanistan during 2009-2010, and he during that period of time was designated as a sharpshooter,” Judd said about Riley, who lives in Brandon, Florida, about 35 miles away from the scene of the shootings. He did four years of service and was honorably discharged and did another three years as a reserve. Judd said Riley told his girlfriend God had spoken to him and said he had to save a woman named Amber, who was going to kill herself. Judd said nine hours before the killings, Riley went to the same house near Lakeland, Florida, and told a man and woman outside that “God sent me here to speak to one of your daughters.” Judd said Riley was told that the woman he was looking for didn’t live there. The 33-year-old Riley, a self-described survivalist, told deputies, “you know why I did this,” after he was taken into custody, Judd said at the press conference. He’s accused of shooting and killing four people, including a baby. sheriffs deputies escorting 33-year-old Bryan Riley to county jail. Judd said, “She is certainly expected to recover and we thank God for that.” The 11-year-old girl, a student at Lake Gibson Middle School, had seven bullet wounds and underwent surgery at a Tampa hospital. Police said Riley also killed the victims’ family dog, who was named Diogi, after a Polk County Sheriff’s Office K-9 that was shot and killed along with Deputy Sheriff Matt Williams during a 2006 pursuit, Judd said. A 62-year-old woman, who was the mother and grandmother of two of the other victims, was the fourth victim.
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Police said one victim was a 33-year-old woman, who was shot killed while holding a 3-month-old infant in her arms. The other victims have not been identified, because Florida’s Marsy’s Law requires the permission of the victim’s family to release names. One of the victims has been identified as 40-year-old Justice Gleason. Riley, who was wearing body armor and other protective equipment and had multiple guns, told police he had used methamphetamine. No deputies or police officers were injured in two shootouts that occurred between Riley and responding law enforcement, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. on Sunday, September 5, 2021, Polk County authorities said at a press conference. Police responded to the home about 4:30 a.m. He was wounded during a shootout with deputies and was treated at a hospital before being booked into jail. Authorities believe Riley did not know the victims. An 11-year-old girl was shot multiple times but is expected to survive. Bryan Riley is accused of killing four people in Polk County, Florida.īryan Riley is a Florida man and former Marine sharpshooter accused of fatally shooting a baby and three other people in a “mass murder” at a Polk County home before surrendering to police.