Deputy Josh Myers said he was devastated after learning that his wife, Andrea, and his daughter, Corinne, were killed along with several relatives of the gunman's family, according to national and local media outlets.
The shooter, Michael Kenneth McLendon, had wanted to become a police officer or Marine, but failed at both, law enforcement officials have said.
The mother and toddler were among 11 victims of the shooting rampage that extended across three cities in southeastern Alabama.
Andrea Myers was visiting with neighbors in Samson, Ala., when McLendon shot and killed the mother and daughter, Corinne, as well as his own uncle, cousin and nephew as they all sat on a porch. McLendon then went next door and shot his grandmother.
Myers also had her youngest child, 4-month-old Ella, and 4-year-old son Joshua with her at the time. A neighbor saved Ella, who suffered a gunshot to the leg. Joshua had hidden inside the house.
McLendon already had shot his mother, Lisa McLendon, in the head and set on fire her and the home they shared with her three dogs, which he also killed. McLendon and his mother lived in Kingston, Ala., about 12 miles away from Samson, according to other news reports.
Deputy Meyers told ABCNEWS.com reporters that someone called him and told him to get home as quickly as possible.
The deputy had helped surround Michael McLendon at the Reliant Metal Factory in Geneva, where the gunman shot himself in the head and died.
Law enforcement have not determined the exact reason for the shooting rampage.
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