FSU shooting suspect: What we know

(NewsNation) — The injured fishy successful Thursday’s shooting astatine Florida State University is the 20-year-old lad of a section lawman who obtained a handgun from his mother’s possession, authorities said.

The suspect, identified arsenic Phoenix Ikner, was besides a subordinate of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office’s Youth Advisory Council and was “engaged successful a fig of grooming programs that we have,” Sheriff Walt McNeil said astatine a quality conference.

Another authoritative who spoke astatine the quality conference, FSU Police Chief Jason Trumbower, said the shooting fishy is simply a existent pupil astatine the university.

The handgun that Ikner obtained from his lawman parent was 1 she had purchased from the sheriff’s section aft she transitioned to a antithetic work limb for her job, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said.

The lawman has been a subordinate of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office for much than 18 years, Sheriff McNeil said.

“Her work to this assemblage has been exceptional. Unfortunately, her lad had entree to 1 of her weapons, and that was 1 of the weapons that was recovered astatine the scene,” helium said.

It's imaginable the fishy had a 2nd weapon, a shotgun, officials said.

The shooting began firing astatine radical astir 11:50 p.m. section clip adjacent FSU's pupil national building, authorities said. Two radical were fatally changeable and astatine slightest six others were injured earlier the gunman was changeable by responding constabulary officers, officials said.

The fishy was taken to the hospital. Phoenix Ikner has refused to talk to investigators, Revell told reporters.