my ex-girlfriend's family lives in Lakeland, her dad's a cop, but he works for Polk County (I believe). Glad it wasnt him, but very sad news indeed.
Prayers for the family of the deceased. =(
I lived about 20 mins. from the area until 2 yrs. ago. This is just infuriating .. here it is dark, and who knows where that killer creep is hiding now. I hope they've got a slew of canine officers and dogs smelling for that monster and get him pinned down quickly before he invades some poor soul's house. He had a fake ID, a Jamaican accent, was in a rental car, and had a gun!
correction: I meant to say "a different jurisdiction" in Polk County, not too close to Lakeland. I realize Lakeland is in Polk County. My mistake.