PHOTOS: Florida State University shooting stuns campus
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Two people were killed, and six others were injured when 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner opened fire at Florida State University in Tallahassee, police said.
Ikner was shot by police and taken to an area hospital. Police have not yet identified the victims in the shooting, but said the two people killed were not FSU students. Law enforcement work at Florida State University (FSU) campus after a mass shooting in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., April 17, 2025. (Alicia Devine/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images via REUTERS) Florida State University students wait for news following an active shooter incident at the school’s campus in Tallahassee on Thursday, April 17. (AP/Kate Payne) People evacuate Florida State University (FSU) campus after a mass shooting in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., April 17, 2025. (Alicia Devine/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images via REUTERS) Florida State University students wait outside following a reported shooting on campus on Thursday, April 17. (AP/Kate Payne) People comfort each other on Florida State University’s campus in Tallahassee, where law enforcement responded to a reported active shooter incident on Thursday, April 17. (AP/Kate Payne) Evacuees watch law enforcement work on Florida State University (FSU) campus after a mass shooting in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., April 17, 2025. (Alicia Devine/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images via REUTERS) Florida State University students wait for news amid an active shooter incident at the school’s campus in Tallahassee, Fla., Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne) A woman talks on her phone after being evacuated from Florida State University (FSU) campus after a mass shooting in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., April 17, 2025. (Alicia Devine/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images via REUTERS) People gather as they are evacuated by police officers following a response to reports of a shooting at Florida State University, in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., April 17, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. (@ignqiny via X/via REUTERS) People evacuate Florida State University as security officers respond to reports of a shooting, in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., April 17, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. (RyanCedergrenWx/via REUTERS) A police vehicle is seen at Florida State University in response to reports of a shooting, in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., April 17, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. (RyanCedergrenWx/via REUTERS) Florida State University students and faculty members wait in a grassy area near the student union where the active shooting was reported. (Ana Ceballos/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) A view of Florida State University (FSU) campus after a mass shooting in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., April 17, 2025. (Alicia Devine/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images via REUTERS) The campus of Florida State University In downtown Tallahassee, Florida, U.S., September 26, 2024. (REUTERS/Octavio Jones/File Photo) President Trump took the first moments of his Oval Office meeting to speak about the shooting on Florida State University's campus in Tallahassee. (Margo Martin via X) Police work the scene of a shooting near the student union at Florida State University on April 17, 2025 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images) Dozens of patrol vehicles, including a forensics van, are stationed outside of Florida State University’s student union building, the scene of a shooting, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Kate Payne) First responders at FSU during a possible active shooter situation. (Fox News) A map of Florida State University showing the student union building. Another Florida State University map. The Westcott Building at Florida State University. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Tribute flowers honoring victims of the Florida State University shooting were placed outside on April 17, 2025. (Will Schatz) This article was written by Fox News staff.
FSU wrote on X shortly after 12 p.m. that an active shooter was reported at the student union and instructed those on campus to shelter in place. Classes were canceled by the university through Friday, and athletic events in Tallahassee were canceled through the weekend.
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