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The Associated Press reports: Students and instructors will have the option of holding classes remotely or in person, depending on the class. The school has waived all mandatory attendance policies that could affect grades, so students won’t be punished if they choose not to go to class in person, FSU President Richard McCullough said in a letter to students and …

The Miami Herald reports: The night before police say Phoenix Ikner killed two people and wounded five others on Florida State University’s Tallahassee campus with his stepmother’s handgun, he was cracking jokes and sharing emojis in a chat for Christian college athletes. He quipped about taking something to help him “sleep like a champ” and, responding to another student, laughed …

USA Today reports: The son of a Florida sheriff’s deputy suspected to be the gunman in an attack at Florida State University that killed two and injured six had a history of espousing radical conspiracy theories, according to people who knew him. Leon County Sheriff Walter A. McNeil identified the alleged gunman as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, a student at Florida …

“I’m a big advocate of the Second Amendment. I have been from the beginning. I protected it. And these things are terrible. But the gun doesn’t do the shooting. The people do. It’s, you know, a phrase that’s used probably too often. “I will tell you that it’s a shame. I’m just hearing about it now, just heard about it. …

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 …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: At least six people were injured, one critically, at Florida State University’s Tallahassee campus Thursday when someone opened fire. FSU sent out a text message around noon warning of an active shooter near the student union. Tallahassee Police Department spokesperson Alicia Turner confirmed to the Tallahassee Democrat that they have “a man in custody” and “multiple …

NBC News reports: The staff at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare is “receiving and caring for patients” from the reported shooting at the university, a representative for the hospital said in a statement this afternoon. “At this time, details are still unfolding, and we do not yet have specific information to share,” the representative said. “However, we want to assure the community …

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: There is an active shooter on Florida State University’s Tallahassee campus, according to an alert sent from the university, with multiple social media reports of gunshots being heard. The Leon County Sheriff’s Office has sent out their helicopter to go over the campus, according to LCSO spokesperson Javonni Hampton. She was unaware if any LCSO officers …