{"id":139257,"date":"2025-04-18T10:55:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T10:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/18\/florida-state-university-suspect-arrested-for-shooting\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T10:55:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T10:55:53","slug":"florida-state-university-suspect-arrested-for-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/18\/florida-state-university-suspect-arrested-for-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State University: Suspect Arrested For Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A mass capturing occurred at Florida State University in Tallahassee on Thursday (April 17). The tragedy, per <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/active-shooter-reported-florida-state-university-fsu-alert\/story?id=120911309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"ABC News (opens in a new tab)\">ABC News<\/a>, has reportedly left two useless and not less than six others injured, with the college going into full lockdown. Terrified video footage from college students circulating on X, previously often known as Twitter, reveals folks hiding underneath classroom tables as gunshots rang out close by. Here\u2019s the breakdown.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/florwer-carlin-lizano-jr-extradited-north-carolina-18-year-old-waffle-house-employee-burlie-dawson-locklear-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"UPDATE: Suspect Extradited To North Carolina Months After Allegedly Shooting 18-Year-Old Waffle House Employee (opens in a new tab)\">UPDATE: Suspect Extradited To North Carolina Months After Allegedly Shooting 18-Year-Old Waffle House Employee<\/a><\/h5>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">What Happened At Florida State University?<\/h3>\n<p>The capturing started shortly earlier than midday, with FSU issuing an emergency alert at 12:01 p.m. warning of an energetic shooter within the Student Union space. According to experiences, round 20 gunshots rang out, prompting panic as college students fled or hid. Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare mentioned they\u2019d acquired six victims, with one in vital situation and 5 in severe situation. Meanwhile, the college has introduced the cancellation of all house athletic occasions via Friday as regulation enforcement begins its investigation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIjqEeoOtXq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<p>\n                      <iframe class=\"custom-ig-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIjqEeoOtXq\/embed\/captioned\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"640px\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><\/iframe>\n                  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">More Details On The Suspect<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-1adg3ll r-1b5gpbm r-a8ghvy\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"p1\">During a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MoniFunGirl\/status\/1912972879668396459\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"press conference (opens in a new tab)\">press convention<\/a>, authorities named 20-year-old<strong> Phoenix Ikner<\/strong> because the suspect within the faculty capturing. Phoenix, in line with Sheriff<strong> Walter McNeil,<\/strong> is the son of <strong>Jessica Ikner<\/strong>, a deputy who\u2019s been with the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office for over 18 years. McNeil revealed that Phoenix allegedly bought his arms on certainly one of his mom\u2019s firearms, which was one of many weapons discovered on the scene. In addition to the handgun, he additionally had a shotgun on him. McKneil confirmed that the capturing left not less than two folks useless and 6 others injured. Meanwhile, Phoenix was shot and rushed to the hospital following a standoff with police. He was a \u201clong-standing member\u201d of the Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2019s Youth Advisory Council, McNeil added, virtually raised within the sheriff\u2019s workplace household. <strong>\u201cIt\u2019s not a surprise to us that he had access to weapons.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A motive behind the capturing at the moment stays unknown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIkFaqBBAuq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<p>\n                      <iframe class=\"custom-ig-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DIkFaqBBAuq\/embed\/captioned\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"640px\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><\/iframe>\n                  <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Students Share Their Horrific Experience<\/h3>\n<div>Videos of the capturing have been pouring in on social media, exhibiting the scary scenario unfold in entrance of scholars\u2019 eyes. In one clip, college students r<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ignqiny\/status\/1912924219207299477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"ush down a flight of stairs (opens in a new tab)\">ush down a flight of stairs<\/a>\u00a0as cops make them security. Another viral video reveals officers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1912910524506833056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"storming across campus (opens in a new tab)\">storming throughout campus<\/a> whereas some college students hunker down of their lecture rooms. Another broadly shared clip captures college students <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NetAxisGroup\/status\/1912912893504528439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"hiding under desks (opens in a new tab)\">hiding underneath desks<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Blake Leonard<\/strong> informed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/video\/fsu-student-blake-leonard-heard-the-gunfire-and-saw-people-running-away-from-student-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"CBS Miami (opens in a new tab)\">CBS Miami<\/a> of the incident, saying, <strong>\u201cI heard about 12 shots go off. <\/strong><strong>In my head I thought it was construction at first, until I looked behind me and saw people running from the union towards my direction, and then I heard another 12 or 15 shots go off, so I started running away from there too.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/florida-miami-dade-transit-bus-driver-fatally-two-passengers-argument\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Prayers Up! Florida Bus Driver Accused Of Fatally Shooting Two Passengers Amid Argument (opens in a new tab)\">Prayers Up! 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The tragedy, per ABC News, has reportedly left two useless and not less than six others injured, with the college going into full lockdown. Terrified video footage from college students circulating on X, previously often known as Twitter, reveals folks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":139259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1386,3052,605,6521,7810,3522],"class_list":{"0":"post-139257","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip","8":"tag-arrested","9":"tag-florida","10":"tag-shooting","11":"tag-state","12":"tag-suspect","13":"tag-university"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}