FSU Shooting: Two Dead, Six Injured in Attack

A mass shooting at Florida State University on April 17 left two people dead and at least six injured, deeply affecting the campus just weeks before finals. The alleged shooter, 20-year-old FSU student Phoenix Ikner, stepson of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy, used his mother’s former service weapon and was hospitalized after being shot by police. Ikner had been expelled from political groups for hate speech and was reportedly active in pro-Trump organizations, with former classmates describing him as having white supremacist and far-right views. Among the victims was Roberto Morales, a university dining services employee and son of a notable Cuban-American CIA operative. The university canceled classes, provided counseling, and memorials have formed as the community mourns. Investigators are continuing to search for a motive.