FSU shooting kills 2, injures 6; gunman identified as deputy's son

A 20-year-old gunman, identified as Phoenix Ikner and believed to be a student at Florida State University, opened fire on campus using his mother's former service weapon, killing two people and injuring at least five others. The two people killed were not students, while five others, along with the shooter, were treated at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. The incident triggered an active shooter alert and a swift law enforcement response, with students and parents hiding in various parts of the student union until police cleared the area. Ikner, the son of a sheriff’s deputy and a former member of the sheriff’s office youth advisory council, was wounded by responding officers and taken into custody. A motive for the attack remains unknown, and authorities are investigating how the weapon was accessed. The shooting prompted responses from local officials and renewed discussions about campus safety and gun access.