Florida State Campus Capturing
Suspect Is Son of Sheriff’s Deputy
… Used Her Gun, Police Consider
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1:35 PM PT — The Tallahassee Police Division stated in a 4:30 PM ET information convention … two persons are lifeless. They weren’t college students. Police stated a capturing suspect was detained. 5 victims have been hospitalized, with one in important situation … the suspect was additionally being handled at a hospital.
Police stated they’ve recognized the capturing suspect … 20-year-old FSU pupil Phoenix Ikner, who’s the son of a Leon County Sheriff’s deputy.
Police stated the suspect’s mom is a deputy, who has been with the division for greater than 18 years. That particular person seems to be Deputy Jessica Ikner, who can be a faculty useful resource officer.
Police stated Phoenix Ikner, who’s “steeped within the Leon County Sheriff’s household,” attended quite a few division coaching packages, and was on the sheriff’s youth advisory council.
The suspect had entry to one of many deputy’s weapons, which was recovered on the scene … police stated it is believed the gun is the deputy’s private handgun. He additionally had a shotgun with him, police consider.
The suspect isn’t talking to investigators, police stated. Police stated the suspect didn’t adjust to instructions, and he was shot on the scene. Police do not consider he fired at officers.
The investigation is ongoing.
A number of individuals have been wounded in a faculty capturing on the Tallahassee campus of Florida State College Thursday round midday native time … and at the very least one particular person has been arrested.
The college despatched out an alert about an lively shooter on campus and suggested college students and the general public to shelter in place as regulation enforcement responded to the scenario. Greater than three hours later, at 3:20 PM ET, FSU posted on its alerts web page …. “Regulation enforcement has neutralized the risk.”
An lively shooter has been reported within the space of Scholar Union. Police are on scene or on the best way. Proceed to hunt shelter and await additional directions. Lock and steer clear of all doorways and home windows and be ready to take further protecting measur https://t.co/cBrbt0cLe6
— FSU Alert (@FSUAlert) April 17, 2025
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The Tallahassee Democrat experiences six individuals have been hospitalized, with at the very least one particular person in important situation … and a person has been detained. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare confirmed the variety of injured to the newspaper. No deaths have been confirmed by officers, the Democrat experiences.
Surrounding colleges have been locked down through the response and the investigation.
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Movies from the scene appeared to point out the chaos on campus with uniformed cops operating within the space with lengthy weapons. WCTV in Tallahassee experiences college students on campus on the time of the capturing heard about 15 to twenty gunshots.
A video posted by native reporter Forrest Saunders seems to point out a shackled and injured particular person being loaded into an ambulance on the scene.
At 2:44 PM ET, the varsity posted a press release on its alert web page — “Proceed to shelter in place. Regulation enforcement is actively clearing rooms on the primary campus. Regulation enforcement officers will use the secure phrase SEMINOLE to substantiate it’s secure to open the door. Proceed to shelter in place till regulation enforcement contacts you.”
The Tallahassee Police Dept. stated officers will maintain a information convention at 4:30 PM ET and can broadcast it reside on the division’s Fb web page.
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