A suspect is in custody and there are reports of multiple victims after a shooting at Florida State University on Thursday.
At a press conference later on Thursday, officials confirmed that two people died in the shooting and at least six others are injured, including the suspect. Leon County Sheriff Walter A. McNeil said the suspected shooter, 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, is the son of a sheriff’s deputy. Ikner’s mother’s former service weapon was used in the shooting, McNeil said. The sheriff also said the suspect was a long-standing member of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office Youth Advisory Council.
The two individuals who died were not students at the university, though the suspected shooter is believed to be enrolled there. Five others are currently being treated at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, and the shooter is also receiving medical care.
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Source: https://www.newsweek.com/active-shooter-reported-florida-state-university-what-we-know-2061156
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