BREAKING UPDATE: Police report the FSU shooter is now in custody. Additionally, two victims are dead and five have been hospitalized due to gunshot wounds. The shooter is reportedly an FSU student.
🚨 #BREAKING UPDATE: Police say 2 are dead, 5 others hospitalized at Florida State University (FSU)
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 17, 2025
The shooter is in custody. He is an FSU student. pic.twitter.com/Q9NHwsJft2
“Police announce the shooter at Florida State University is the son of a Leon County Sheriff’s Deputy,” reports journalist Nick Sortor. “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.”
🚨 #BREAKING: Police announce the shooter at Florida State University is the son of a Leon County Sheriff's Deputy
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 17, 2025
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.
HOLY CRAP. pic.twitter.com/mlkrQAQlvg
Ikner reportedly changed his Instagram bio prior to the shooting:
The FSU shooter, Phoenix Ikner, changed his Instagram bio prior to the shooting. pic.twitter.com/ac9NvVp88R
— az (@highfrequenciez) April 17, 2025
Original article below.
At least six individuals have reportedly been injured and one suspect has been taken into custody following an active shooter incident at Florida State University in Tallahassee Thursday afternoon.
One of the victims was in critical condition and five others were in serious condition following the incident.
🚨 #BREAKING UPDATE: The Florida State University shooter in custody was SHOT by police after going into the Student Union with a shotgun and handgun, per Fox sources
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 17, 2025
After blowing through the shotgun shells, he then switched to a handgun.
This shooter is now at the hospital in… https://t.co/yOnT7YcsjV pic.twitter.com/squuapKWaT
There’s video showing the incident unfold.
Just in: A sh00ter, moments after walking away from a victim, actively fired at students on the Florida State University campus.
— AlphaFođť•Ź (@Alphafox78) April 17, 2025
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“We have been hearing reports earlier about a potential second shooter but this source of yours is not hearting that, correct?” a Fox News show host asked another host, who confirmed that the reports of a second shooter are unconfirmed.
🚨 #BREAKING UPDATE: The Florida State University shooter in custody was SHOT by police after going into the Student Union with a shotgun and handgun, per Fox sources
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 17, 2025
After blowing through the shotgun shells, he then switched to a handgun.
This shooter is now at the hospital in… https://t.co/yOnT7YcsjV pic.twitter.com/squuapKWaT
A student who was on campus at the time of the shooting typed an ‘s’ after the word ‘shooter’ (also spelled with asterisks for the letter ‘o’) indicating they either believe there was multiple shooters or typed the ‘s’ by mistake.
I am a current student at Florida State University. This is the video I took while being escorted out by police. I was in class when the shooting started, in the building next to where the sh**ters were. pic.twitter.com/TfuRbp2301
— Holden (@ignqiny) April 17, 2025
The state attorney general James Uthmeier said his office is responding to the incident.
My office is responding to the active shooter situation on FSU’s campus, and we will provide updates as they become available.
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) April 17, 2025
One individual described what he witnessed.
BREAKING!🚨 Florida State University shooting witness saw one shooter, but says he heard there were multiple, and that it “seems like a coordinated thing. It was definitely coordinated.” pic.twitter.com/6ArFtZ8osy
— America First News (@RealAmFirstNews) April 17, 2025
Law enforcement can be seen rushing to the scene.
Victims are currently being transported for treatment.
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 17, 2025
The situation seems to still be active and dangerous.
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A victim is seen being carried away from the incident.
The attack happened near FSU’s Student Union.
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 17, 2025
The university has issued an urgent shelter-in-place order as officers respond to the scene. pic.twitter.com/gDnF49AX1h
There’s video of students taking cover within classrooms while there’s an eerie knock at the door.
Someone is knocking!
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 17, 2025
It is unclear if the shooter or other students want in.
The situation is crazy. pic.twitter.com/2qEwQ0tbqD
Students can be seen leaving the scene, many of them with their hands raised as if to signal they are not a threat.
Florida State students evacuate from an area near the shooting scene with their hands above their head. pic.twitter.com/rfRbWPR692
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 17, 2025
A disturbing clip taken after the shooting shows a bloodied individual lying on the ground.
The girl in this video is alive btw. The apathy required to just walk by without rendering aid is just so utterly foreign to me I can’t even comprehend the thought process employed here. https://t.co/urmgqyvbL0
— Bugman Hegel (@FedPoasting) April 17, 2025
Victims can be seen receiving treatment on-site.
Victims being treated pic.twitter.com/7DGO71fO3k
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 17, 2025
At least four people have been taken to Tallahassee Memorial Health, the extent of their injuries unclear.
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) April 17, 2025
Officials have confirmed they have taken one person into custody. pic.twitter.com/NwtEQp9xBX
A suspect has been apprehended following the incident, video shows them shackling the individual’s leg to a stretcher within an ambulance, indicating likely injuries to the suspect.
🇺🇸 Video footage shows a man, suspected in the Florida State University shooting, restrained in shackles and being loaded into an ambulance at FSU. pic.twitter.com/HoVDwXlF73
— The Global Beacon (@globalbeaconn) April 17, 2025
President Donald Trump, a Florida resident, said he has been briefed on the incident.
“I have been briefed on the Florida State University active shooter. It’s a shame.” – President @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/c7kak3BPms
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) April 17, 2025