Florida State University became the latest scene of a mass shooting this afternoon. Around 12 p.m. EST, a gunman opened fire near the school’s student union, according to reports from The Tallahassee Democrat.
An active shooter has been reported in the area of Student Union. Police are on scene or on the way. Continue to seek shelter and await further instructions. Lock and stay away from all doors and windows and be prepared to take additional protective measur https://t.co/cBrbt0cLe6
— FSU Alert (@FSUAlert) April 17, 2025
As a result of the shooting and a shooter who was not in custody at the time, spokesperson Chris Petley announced that all Leon County public schools would be placed on lockdown.
Students on FSU campus are exiting an area near the student union with their hands above their head following reports of an active shooter on campus. pic.twitter.com/XsxJ40YDEu
— Jason Delgado (@JasonDelgadoX) April 17, 2025
Shortly after the news broke, harrowing videos of students hiding in fear for their lives began to circulate on social media. One video in particular shows students hiding while violent knocks come from the door by someone claiming to be “police.” As you’ll see, the students don’t open the door for fear that the person on the other side is really the shooter…
#WATCH : MOMENTS OF FEAR- Intense video from inside a Florida State University classroom during the active shooter situation shows students hiding in silence — while voices outside the door desperately plead, “Let us in!”#FSU #Tallahassee #ActiveShooter #Florida #CampusSafety… pic.twitter.com/hBlyBbGZXN
— upuknews (@upuknews1) April 17, 2025
FSU Chief of Police Jason Trumbower confirmed that two people were killed in today’s shooting at Florida State University.
A total of six people were injured, including five who were hospitalized.
CNN reports that police found a handgun on the suspect, along with a shotgun in the student union, and another firearm in the suspect’s vehicle.
CNN also spoke to a senior student named Garrett Harvey, who said that the active shooter training that he received as part of his freshman orientation helped him decide how to proceed once he realized that an active shooter was on campus.
“You shouldn’t have to think about that when you’re going to school and trying to get your degree,” Harvey said, adding he is graduating in two weeks. “You go to school to get your degree, make friends, you make memories, not to go to school to experience stuff like this.”
Police believe that this suspect was acting alone. NBC has since identified him as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, the son of a current sheriff’s deputy who had access to one of her weapons.
BOSSIP will provide more information on this tragedy as it becomes available to the public.
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