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A suspect that opened a fire at Florida University (FSU) in Tallahassee in FloridaOn Thursday, killing two and injuring six others, the law officials were identified as a 20-year-old son of Sheriff’s deputy.
The Sheriff of the Leon Walter McNeil is identified Phoenix Ikner as Sagittariussaying, “It’s not a surprise to us that he had access to weapons.”
His mother Jessica Ikner sheriffs is a pronoun with Sheriff of the Leon County Office. She has been with the office for over 18 years, and McNeil said she had done a “huge job” in her position. During her career, the authorities said she had served as a school resources officer.
McNeil said Phoenix Ikner used his mother’s gun in a fi -in shooting.
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Phoenix Ikner, 20, opened fire at Florida University in Tallahasse on Thursday, police said. (Phoenix Ikner/Instagram)
“Unfortunately, her son had access to one of her weapons and that was one of the weapons found at the scene. And we continue with the investigation that those weapons are used,” McNeil said.
The Phoenix Ikner was appointed Sheriff’s Office of the Leon County as a member of the Advisory Council for Youth 2021-2022 17. August 2021, which was founded in 2020 to ensure an open Communication line between Leon District and Local Laws, McNeil said.
Jessica Ikner, a suspect’s mother, served the Sheriff’s Leon Sheriff Office for 18 years. (Sheriff of the Leon County Office)
According to Sheriff’s office, the Council plays a role in the Sheriff’s counseling, but also addresses other teenagers in the county to inform them of existing capabilities. They also develop skills in the complication, leadership and construction of the team during the completion of hours of work in the community. Ultimately, members of the Youth Advisory Council use skills to help them find ways to resolve questions that affect the county.
McNeill described Phoenix Ikner as a long -standing member of the Advisory Council for the Leon County Citizens, or a youth council council, who is “imbued” in the Sheriff’s Office family and involved in several training programs that the office offers.
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Work on the implementation of the Law at the Campus of Florida State University (FSU) after a mass shooting in Tallahasseu, Florida, USA, April 17, 2025. (Alicia Devine/USA Today Network via Imagings Images via Reuters)
Around 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, Phoenix Ikner allegedly opened fire on The main campus FSU -Ashooting multiple individuals near the Student Federation building.
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Evacuated works on the implementation of the law on the Campus of the Florida University (FSU) after a mass shooting in Tallahasseu, Florida, April 17, 2025. (Alicia Devine/USA Today Network via Imagings Images via Reuters)
When the police arrived, they immediately hired the scorer before they were shooting and arrested, police said.
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Florida University students and faculty members are waiting for a grassy area near the Student Association where the shooting occurred. (Ana Ceballos/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Police said two people who were not students were killed and six people were transported to a local hospital with wounds from firearms.
Phoenix Ikner was also transported to a local hospital, police said.
Police said Phoenix Ikner urged his rights not to talk to the authorities.
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“This event is tragic … But I will tell you this: we will make sure that we do everything we can to prosecute and ensure that we send a message to the people that it will never tolerate it here in the Leon County, and I dare to say around the country and across this nation.”
Fox News Digital’s Brooke Curto contributed to this report.
