Phoenix Ikner ID’d as FSU shooting suspect, son of sheriff’s deputy with access to her firearm

 

The man who allegedly shot two people dead and injured five more at Florida State University in Tallahassee is the son of a Leon county sheriff’s deputy – and used one of his mother’s former service pistols in the massacre.

The man who allegedly shot two people dead and injured five more at Florida State University in Tallahassee is the son of a Leon county sheriff’s deputy – and used one of his mother’s former service pistols in the massacre.

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Police named Phoenix Ikner as the suspect in the Florida State shooting.Facebook / Janice Ikner

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At least two people were killed in the shooting at Florida State University Thursday.via REUTERS

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Phoenix Ikner is shackled up in the back of an ambulance after being suspected of a shooting at Florida State University.WTXL.com

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Phoenix Ikner has been identified as the son of a sheriff’s deputy, Jessica Ikner (right).Leon County Sheriff's Office

\Students were initially directed to the locker rooms and held for about two hours before being escorted out by law enforcement.Stefano Mussi via Storyful

Phoenix Ikner, 20, was identified as the suspected killer, Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil confirmed during a press conference hours after the shooting Thursday.