Two people were killed and six others were wounded when a gunman opened fire Thursday on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee.
The New York Times reports that the alleged shooter, a 20-year-old student, was shot and wounded by officers after he failed to obey officers’ commands. The supsect is the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy whose former service weapon was used in the shooting.
The two people who died were not students at the university, police said.
The Associated Press reports that five people were being treated at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Florida State University Police Chief Jason Trumbower said the shooter was also receiving medical attention.
Investigators identified the attacker as Phoenix Ikner, whose mother is a sheriff's deputy in Leon County. The handgun he was using was his mother's former service weapon.
Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence E. Revell said the gunman appeared to have been acting alone. He was armed with a shotgun as well as a handgun when he was taken into custody, but Revell said it was unclear whether the shotgun had been used in the attack.
Law enforcement agencies raced toward the campus around noon Thursday after the university issued an alert that police were responding to an active shooter report near the student union.
After receiving warnings, students and faculty took cover and waited in classrooms, offices and residence halls across campus.
Later in the afternoon, Florida State’s alert system announced that threat was over.
"Law enforcement has neutralized the threat," said an FSU Alert message posted Thursday afternoon. "Please avoid the Student Union, Bellamy, HCB Classroom Building, Rovetta A&B, Moore Auditorium, Shaw, Pepper, Hecht House and Carraway as they are still considered an active crime scene. Individuals are free to move about other areas of campus."
The university has canceled all classes and events for Thursday. It also canceled home athletic events through Sunday
