{"id":7180,"date":"2025-04-18T00:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T00:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=7180"},"modified":"2025-04-18T00:07:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T00:07:02","slug":"what-to-know-about-phoenix-ikner-alleged-fsu-gunman-and-son-of-sheriffs-deputy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=7180","title":{"rendered":"What to know about Phoenix Ikner: Alleged FSU gunman and son of sheriff’s deputy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the wake of the deadly shooting at Florida State University on Thursday, a portrait of the alleged gunman — the son of a local sheriff’s deputy — has emerged.<\/p>\n

At least two people were killed and six others were injured when shots rang out near the Tallahassee institution’s Student Union, officials said during a press conference.<\/p>\n

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Leon County Sheriff has identified the shooter as 20-year-old Pheonix Ikner, shown in this photo posted to social media.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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First responders shot the suspect on campus and he has since been hospitalized, officials said. He was taken into custody with non-life-threatening injuries, multiple law enforcement officials told ABC News.<\/p>\n

The suspect was identified during the press conference as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, the son of Leon County Sheriff’s Deputy Jessica Ikner.<\/p>\n

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Law enforcement work at Florida State University campus after a mass shooting in Tallahassee, Fla., April 17, 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sheriff Walter McNeil said Phoenix had access to one of his mother’s personal weapons, which was one of the weapons found at the scene. He had a handgun and a shotgun with him at the time of the shooting, officials said.<\/p>\n

Jessica Ikner has been a deputy with the department for more than 18 years and “her service to this community has been exceptional,” McNeil said.<\/p>\n

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McNeil added that the 20-year-old suspect was also a “long-standing member” of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office’s Youth Advisory Council.<\/p>\n

Pheonix had been “steeped in the Leon County Sheriff’s Office family,” McNeil said, adding, “It’s not a surprise to us that he had access to weapons,” he added.<\/p>\n

An investigation into the motive of the deadly shooting is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Police said during the press conference that law enforcement’s response to the shooting was “massive” and “very quick.”<\/p>\n

“We are working multiple crime scenes, and there are potentially hundreds, if not thousands, of witnesses,” Chief Lawrence Revell of the Tallahassee Police said.<\/p>\n

Revell also said the suspect did not comply with commands before being shot by responding officers. “I do not believe he fired at officers,” Revell said.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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