CNN reports:
Two people are dead after a shooting at Florida State University, according to FSU Chief of Police Jason Trumbower. He said five others were reported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. The shooter was also taken to the hospital, Trumbower said.
Around 11:50 a.m. ET today, a gunman opened fire on the main campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, shooting multiple people near the student union, FSU Police Chief Jason Trumbower said Thursday. University police immediately responded, neutralizing and apprehending the shooter, he said.
The suspect in Thursday’s shooting was identified as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, Leon County Sheriff Walter A. McNeil said at a news conference. Ikner is the son of a Leon County sheriff deputy, he said. The sheriff said the suspected shooter has been “steeped in the Leon County Sheriff’s Office family” and he was involved with training programs. “So it’s not a surprise to us that he had access to weapons,” he said.
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Phoenix Ikner is a trumper. Not a dem. Not a drag queen. Not trans.
Source for image, below: https://t.co/QrucV6ECBd pic.twitter.com/kSui7BPeQY
— David Wasman – therealduckie (@therealduckie) April 17, 2025
Shooter was 20 Year old son of Leon County sheriff. Phoenix Ikner pic.twitter.com/nTcYghTnHt
— FL-Native (@FL_Native21) April 17, 2025
one of the two shooters is confirmed to be Phoenix Ikner, please see bible verse from his still viewable instagram bio @/ikner2004 https://t.co/XOEkuzCb6j pic.twitter.com/kwf0eZAkD7
— em ^ྀི *°:⋆ₓₒ (@emmaquesadilla) April 17, 2025
BREAKING: Police say the suspect in the FSU shooting is 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, the son of a Leon County, FL Sheriff’s deputy. Police say he “unfortunately” had access to her gun, and the gun was used in the shooting.
2 deceased – not believed to be students.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 17, 2025
phoenix ikner pic.twitter.com/nrKyDb23TH
— 🌱 Colt Seavers 🦅 (@captwfcall) April 17, 2025