Students Return to Florida Campus in Shock After Deadly Shooting Claims Two Lives
The accounts given by witnesses regarding the events and incidents surrounding the shooting were horrific, with one witness stating that the first burst came within the vicinity of the student union, which is a highly populated area. Barricades were made with everything in classrooms, and students barricaded doors with desks and chairs. Some classrooms even barricaded their doors behind a piano. Jeffrey LaFary, a school student who was interviewed on ABC's Good Morning America on Friday, stated that students had to stick papers to their classroom windows without any tape and, ironically, ended into using chewing gum. Shadows on Campus
McKenzie Heeter-the third-year college student-watching the gunman shoot from his car around noon on Thursday-told MEDIA News. He first took a shot from the rifle, she said. "Then he reaches back into the car, the gun was pulled out again, and he shot the woman in the back in front of him."When the Silence Broke
Two victims in this incident are not students: Florida State University Police Chief Jason Trumbower, who spoke earlier today. So far, the authorities have released little information about the victims.
"I heard some gunshots and then you know just blacked out after," said Carolina Sena, a 21-year-old accounting student inside the student union during a shooting. "Everyone was crying and panicking. We tried to barricade ourselves in a corner of the basement, doing our best to stay safe."Suspect Identified
Ikner, a suspects stepson veteran sheriff deputy. According to authorities, he used his stepmother's old service weapon during the ambush. Ikner is also a former member of the local sheriff's office youth advisory council, a program aimed at strengthening relationships between law enforcement and youth. He remains hospitalized and has not yet spoken to investigators yet about what happened.
“Similarly, he has been well involved with the Leon County Sheriff's Office participating in various training programs we offer,” Sheriff Walt McNeil said Thursday. He added: “So, it is no surprise to us that he had gained access to firearms."
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A senior at Florida State University, Reid Seybold, told several media outlets he and the suspect, Ikner, enrolled at Tallahassee State College before transferring to FSU. As per Seybold, Ikner had evicted from a political club of their earlier school on grounds of having expressed views called "white supremacist" that reportedly made other students uncomfortable. The Guardian hasn't independently verified these claims.
"Made some people uncomfortable enough that some quit attending," Seybold said to Media". "It's been some years now, so I can't provide the exact quotes, but whether in that club or during class, he would talk about the dangers of multiculturalism and communism and how they were destroying America."
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