The suspect in the Florida State University shooting has been identified as the 20-year-old son of a local sheriff’s deputy.
“The suspect — 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, a current FSU student — was shot by responders and has been hospitalized,” ABC News reports.
Law enforcement officials reportedly took Ikner into custody with non-life-threatening injuries.
Two people are reported deceased and six others sustained injuries.
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#BREAKING: Police announce the shooter at Florida State University is the son of a Leon County Sheriff’s Deputy
He’s been identified as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, and used one of his mother’s weapons to commit the mass shooting at FSU.
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ABC News reports:
Ikner is the son of a current
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