The shooter who killed two innocent souls and injured six others at Florida State University has been identified, and the details are disturbing.
As NBC News reported, Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil revealed that the person in custody for the horrible crime is Phoenix Ikner, the 20-year-old son of a female sheriff’s deputy in Leon County. Ikner is also an FSU student.
Sheriff McNeil noted Ikner had access to one of his mother’s weapons, and it was found at the scene. He vowed to investigate how the weapon was used and what other weapons Ikner may have had access to.
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#BREAKING: 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.
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McNeil went on to call the event “tragic” but assured the country the suspect would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
“This event is tragic in more ways than you people in the audience could ever fathom from a law enforcement perspective,” McNeil said. “But I will tell you this, we will make sure that we do everything we can to prosecute and make sure that we send a message to folks that this will never be tolerated here in Leon County, and I dare say, across this state and across this nation.”
As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson reported, five people were injured and two were killed after a mass shooting at Florida State University.
Police responded to an active shooter situation at Florida State University’s Tallahassee campus on Thursday shortly after noon ET.
Early reporting on the situation showed police running into the campus in tactical gear with weapons drawn at the intersection of Tennessee Street and Woodward Avenue.
Another video shows officers apprehending somebody who is believed to be the shooter being hauled away by law enforcement.
This is breaking news story and will be updated.
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