The sole survivor of the holiday massacre in north Lakeland told investigators she survived the attack by playing dead after being shot multiple times by a gunman, according to authorities.
The 11-year-old girl was rushed to Tampa General Hospital, where she was stabilized and is expected to survive.
“She did tell some of her relatives who told us, how did she survive, she said I played dead and I prayed,” Sheriff Grady Judd said.
Judd identified Justice Gleason, 40, as one of the victims. Citing a state privacy law, Judd only identified the other victims as a 33-year-old woman, her infant son, and the boy’s 62-year-old grandmother.
Facebook posts and public records show Gleason was in a relationship with Theresa Lanham and they had a baby boy, Jody, in May. Lanham’s mother, Catherine Delgado, owned the property and lived there.
Gleason also had an 11-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
Is there a fundraiser for this11 year old survivor?