Florida State University Shooting Leaves Two Dead

A 20-year-old student at Florida State University, Phoenix Ikner, shot and killed two people and injured six others near the student union building using his mother Jessica Ikner's former service weapon, a police officer. The suspect was shot by police and taken to hospital. The motive is unclear. The victims were not students, according to campus police. Ikner's mother is a veteran Leon County police officer who kept the gun after her department upgraded its weapons. The incident has sparked reactions from officials, including President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

A mass shooting occurred at Florida State University, leaving two people dead and five others injured. The suspect, a student and son of a local sheriff's deputy, opened fire near the student union building. Students received emergency alerts and went into lockdown, with some barricading themselves inside classrooms. The traumatic event brought back memories for some students, including Jayden D'Onofrio, who experienced a school shooting in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. As students fled the campus, many ran to a nearby church for shelter, where they were met with support from the priest. The incident has left the campus scarred, with students expressing shock and frustration at the recurring gun violence in the US.

A mass shooting occurred at Florida State University, leaving two people dead and five others injured. The suspect, a student and son of a local sheriff's deputy, opened fire near the student union building. Students and staff received emergency alerts and went into lockdown, with some barricading themselves inside classrooms. Witnesses described the chaotic scene, with people fleeing and abandoning their belongings. Many students took shelter at a nearby church, where a priest helped them find safety. The incident has left the campus community traumatized, with students expressing frustration and sadness at the recurring gun violence in the US.

Phoenix Ikner, a 20-year-old Florida State University student and son of a local sheriff's deputy, is accused of killing two people and injuring five others in a shooting on campus. Ikner was carrying a handgun that belonged to his mother, a sheriff's deputy, and had previously trained with law enforcement and served on a sheriff's advisory council. Court records show Ikner had a tumultuous childhood, having been taken to Norway by his biological mother in violation of a custody agreement when he was 10 years old. Ikner was known to some FSU students, who described him as making others uncomfortable with his comments, which went "beyond conservatism." Authorities have not yet disclosed a motive for the shooting. Ikner's biological mother had pleaded no contest to removing him from the state and was sentenced to jail time and probation. Ikner's social media profile included a biblical quote referencing being a "war club" and "weapon for battle."

A Florida State University student, McKenzie Heeter, witnessed a woman being shot on campus and described the incident to CNN, stating that the alleged gunman's behavior was notable before she started running to safety during the lockdown.

The suspect in a mass shooting at Florida State University (FSU) has been identified as a 20-year-old FSU student and the son of a local sheriff's deputy, according to Leon County Sheriff Walter A. McNeil.

Florida State University shooter Phoenix Ikner allegedly promoted white supremacist views and made racist comments, including saying that Rosa Parks was in the wrong and that black people were destroying his community. Classmates recalled that Ikner's views were so extreme that he was asked to leave a "political round table" club at Tallahassee State College due to his hate speech. Ikner's comments were disturbing enough that one classmate, Lucas Luzietti, remembered thinking "this man should not have access to firearms." Ikner's mother was a Leon County Sheriff's deputy, and it is believed that one of the firearms he used in the shooting belonged to her.

The biological mother of accused Florida State University shooter Phoenix Ikner, Anne-Mari Eriksen, kidnapped him and fled to Norway in 2015 amid a bitter custody battle. Eriksen took her 11-year-old son, who has American and Norwegian citizenship, to Norway without notifying the father, Christopher Ikner, violating their custody agreement. Christopher Ikner reported his son missing when he discovered the truth during a phone call with the boy. Eriksen was later arrested at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and pleaded no contest to illegally removing a child from Florida. Phoenix Ikner, who was listed as a plaintiff in Eriksen's subsequent lawsuit against Christopher Ikner and his wife, has since changed his name from Christian Gunnar Eriksen and is now accused of opening fire on the FSU campus, killing two and wounding five others.

Terrifying footage shows a gunman, identified as 20-year-old FSU student Phoenix Ikner, firing a handgun on the Florida State University campus, with students fleeing and a victim lying bloodied in the grass. At least two people are confirmed dead and five wounded in the shooting near the student union. Ikner is in custody and being treated at a hospital after being shot by police, and was found with a handgun and a shotgun.

The gunman accused of killing at least two people and injuring six others at Florida State University was identified as 20-year-old student Phoenix Ikner. Authorities said he appeared to be acting alone and used his mother's personal handgun in the shooting. Ikner was a former member of the Leon County Sheriff's Office Youth Advisory Council and graduated from Lincoln High School in Tallahassee in 2022. A former colleague described Ikner as being "in good spirits" and helpful, with interests in car-racing video games and vehicles, and had considered a career in law enforcement before losing interest. Ikner was shot and wounded by responding officers and was in the hospital on Thursday.