[Coreym07]

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/us/fl...ter/index.html

At least 6 people injured in mass shooting at Florida State University
Updated 2:16 PM EDT, Thu April 17, 2025

At least six people were injured in a mass shooting at Florida State University on Thursday, according to hospital officials, who had earlier confirmed to CNN it was receiving and treating patients from the campus.

All six patients had suffered gunshot injuries, a spokesperson for Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said. One of those patients is in critical condition, while five are serious.

A suspect is in custody, according to two law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

The extent of the injuries is unclear, according to the law enforcement sources, citing preliminary reports.

FSU Alert, the university’s emergency notifications system, warned the campus of a reported “active shooter” near Student Union just after noon on Thursday.

“Police are on scene or on the way,” the alert posted on X read. “Continue to seek shelter and await further instructions. Lock and stay away from all doors and windows and be prepared to take additional protective measures.”

CNN has reached out to the Tallahassee Police Department, the Leon County Sheriff’s office and the university. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said it is “actively engaged in the incident on FSU’s campus.”

Students escorted with their hands up
Florida State University student Emily Palmer, 21, was near FSU’s student union when she was alerted to a “dangerous situation” on campus.

“I’m shaking … It’s just a lot going on,” Palmer told CNN from the safety of her student housing.

“I’m concerned about my friends,” she said. “I have friends in class right who are getting evacuated by police with their hands up.”

Joshua Sirmans was in the university’s main library when he said alarms began going off warning of an active shooter, according to the Associated Press. The 20-year-old junior said law enforcement officers escorted him and other students out of the library with their hands over their heads.

Messages sent via FSU Alert urged people on campus to continue to shelter in place. “Law enforcement is actively clearing rooms on the main campus,” one message said.

Richard Rind, the university’s director of transportation and parking, told CNN he was sheltered in place Thursday as emergency vehicles descended on campus.

“Many emergency vehicles on scene but can’t see much as we are locked down in a building across the street,” Rind told CNN, adding he heard shots and saw people running as the incident unfolded Thursday afternoon.

Gov. Ron DeSantis extended his thoughts to the university in a post on X, writing, “Our prayers are with our FSU family and state law enforcement is actively responding.”

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier similarly posted that his office was responding to FSU’s campus.

VIDEO
https://x.com/FSU_Barstool/status/19...773592/video/1

First responders are on site at FSU

-added article, photos, and twitter video to op - wm

[Coreym07]

https://x.com/Ready_Breaking/status/1912912281521828130

[Faust]

here are some videos

[CharlotteWatson]

Looks like she got shot in or up the ass, that's wild.... Can't wait to hear the who & why.

[Eat Shit And Die]

Person just walking past thinking the fuck you think, I'm gonna put down my Starbucks and help??? Lol no I'm filming. Good luck wid dat.

[zhazoo]

Person filming just walking all casually, drinking Starbucks, and chill while walking by a (possibly) dead body & shots ring out in the background.

[Lowpdog]

Another video

[WonderMomma]

Videos:

1. Source: https://x.com/BlueATLGeorgia/status/1912938271723618461
"FSU Student on campus shooting: "Prayers don't do much... we need to make some gun reforms.""

2. Source: https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1912970665264619924
"Police announce the shooter at Florida State University is the son of a Leon County Sheriff's Deputy

He's been identified as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, and used one of his mother's weapons to commit the mass shooting at FSU.

HOLY CRAP."

Photos: Suspect Phoenix Ikner & his mother, Jessica Ikner, a 18 year veteran of the Leon County Sheriff's Department.

[v1r]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

Videos:

1. Source: https://x.com/BlueATLGeorgia/status/1912938271723618461
"FSU Student on campus shooting: "Prayers don't do much... we need to make some gun reforms.""

2. Source: https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1912970665264619924
"Police announce the shooter at Florida State University is the son of a Leon County Sheriff's Deputy

He's been identified as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, and used one of his mother's weapons to commit the mass shooting at FSU.

HOLY CRAP."

Photos: Suspect Phoenix Ikner & his mother, Jessica Ikner, a 18 year veteran of the Leon County Sheriff's Department.

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"gun reform" how? it was his sheriff deputy mothers weapon. remove all guns from police?

[kellyhound]

Ikner, 20, is the son of a deputy with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office who has been with the agency for over 18 years and works as a school resource officer. He is also a student at FSU.

McNeil added that Ikner used his mother’s handgun to carry out the deadly act, which the deputy had previously used and purchased after the sheriff’s office transitioned to new handguns.

“Unfortunately, her son had access to one of her weapons, and that was one of the weapons that was found at the scene,” he said. “We are continuing that investigation into how that weapon was used and what other weapons he may have had access to.”

The sheriff also said it’s “not a surprise” that Ikner was able to access his mother’s weapons because of how involved he was with training programs conducted by the agency.

Evidence of the relationship between Ikner and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office can be found in a news release sent by the agency on August 17, 2021, which lists Ikner as a member of its “Youth Advisory Council,” an entity established in 2020 to “provide an open line of communication between the youth of Leon County and local law enforcement.”

In that news release, it states that Ikner was a junior at Lincoln High School at the time, which is part of the Leon County School District.

Another student told “For the most part, he was an average day person. We got along well,” she said. “It’s weird to think that that was what he was capable of because he never showed any signs.”

Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said he doesn’t believe that Ikner shot at officers, but that the suspect did not comply with commands after officers engaged with him and was shot.

Revell added that Ikner “had a shotgun with him” when the shooting occurred, but was unable to confirm whether the weapon was used during Thursday’s incident.

Officials said Ikner invoked his right not to speak to police and was taken to a local hospital after being placed into custody.

He was at the center of a custody battle between his birth parents.

the weapon used in Thursday's shooting was a former service weapon belonging to the suspect's stepmother, a Leon County Sheriff's deputy, which she now owned as a personal handgun.

The suspect's birth mother, Anne-Mari Eriksen, was in custody disputes with his father, Christopher Ikner, that began in 2007 and lasted through 2023, records show.

Two former schoolmates of the suspect told he used to go by "Christian Eriksen."

In 2016, Anne-Mari Eriksen was found guilty of removing her child from the state and failing to return him, according to court records.

Public records show Christopher Ikner married Jessica Ikner in 2010, a Leon County Sheriff's deputy.

Leon County Sheriff Walter McNeil told reporters that Jessica Ikner has worked at the sheriff's office for 18 years.

She was seen in a social media post smiling and receiving an award from McNeil. She worked as a school resource deputy.

Anne-Mari Erikson filed a lawsuit in 2015 against Christopher Ikner, Jessica Ikner, and other family members, alleging slander and libel, according to court records. The case was dismissed in 2016.