A 20-year-old pupil at Florida State College in Tallahassee shot and killed two individuals on Thursday and injured six, the police stated. The gunman was recognized because the son of a deputy within the native sheriff’s division, and was taken into custody after being shot by the police, regulation enforcement officers stated.
Officers stated that the gunman, recognized as Phoenix Ikner, was armed with a former service revolver of his mom, a deputy who has labored on the Leon County Sheriff’s Workplace for 18 years and was allowed to maintain the gun for private use.
Mr. Ikner had been concerned in coaching applications on the Sheriff’s Workplace and was a member of its youth advisory committee, Sheriff Walter McNeil informed reporters.
“He has been steeped within the Leon County Sheriff’s Workplace household,” the sheriff stated. “It’s not a shock to us that he had entry to weapons.”
Chief Lawrence E. Revell of the Tallahassee Police Division stated Mr. Ikner additionally had a shotgun with him, however Chief Revell stated he was unsure that gun was used within the assault.
The 2 individuals killed within the taking pictures weren’t college students, regulation enforcement officers stated. They’d not been recognized as of Thursday night.
