{"id":4566,"date":"2025-05-13T13:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/?p=4566"},"modified":"2025-05-13T13:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:59:05","slug":"fsu-shooting-suspect-phoenix-ikner-charged-with-murder-after-hospital-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/fsu-shooting-suspect-phoenix-ikner-charged-with-murder-after-hospital-release\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU Shooting Suspect Phoenix Ikner Charged With Murder After Hospital Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"117\"><strong data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"117\">Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"585\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"275\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"275\">Phoenix Ikner, 20, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder following the April 17 FSU campus shooting.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"424\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"424\">Authorities say Ikner used a firearm previously owned by his stepmother, a longtime deputy, raising scrutiny over the weapon\u2019s access and storage.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"585\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"585\">Ikner was shot by campus police during the incident and spent weeks in the hospital before being transferred to a detention facility for his court appearance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"1017\">The suspect in last month\u2019s mass shooting at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida State University<\/a>, which left two people dead and six others injured, has been formally charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. Phoenix Ikner, 20, was released from Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare on Monday, May 12, following weeks of treatment and surgeries for injuries sustained when campus police shot him during his arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1369\">The Tallahassee Police Department confirmed Ikner is now charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder. Ikner is accused of opening fire on April 17 near FSU\u2019s student union, resulting in the deaths of Robert Morales, 57, a dining coordinator, and Tiru Chabba, 45, an employee of the food service vendor Aramark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1699\">Authorities revealed that Ikner used a handgun previously owned by his stepmother, Jessica Ikner, a respected Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy. The weapon, a former service firearm, had been purchased for personal use. While investigators continue to examine the weapon\u2019s storage, no policy violations have been identified thus far.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Recommended Top Stories for You:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/major-differences-between-a-ged-and-a-high-school-diploma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major Differences Between a GED and a High School Diploma<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/two-santa-ana-high-school-brothers-surrender-after-fatal-school-stabbing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Santa Ana High School Brothers Surrender After Fatal School Stabbing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/5-ways-to-drop-out-of-high-school-stress-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Ways to Drop out of High-School Stress-Free<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1937\">Because of his familial ties to the sheriff\u2019s department, Ikner was transferred from the Leon County Detention Facility to Wakulla County as a matter of protocol. He is scheduled to appear in court for the first time on Tuesday, May 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"2117\">\u201cThis case has shaken our community deeply,\u201d said Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell. \u201cWe\u2019re committed to full transparency and justice for the victims and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2119\" data-end=\"2475\">The motive behind the shooting remains unclear. Authorities have indicated that there was no known connection between Ikner and the victims. His past behavior and political views have since come under scrutiny, with former classmates describing him as expressing disturbing rhetoric, though it is not yet known whether ideology played a role in the attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2477\" data-end=\"2584\">Jessica Ikner has taken indefinite personal leave from the sheriff\u2019s office following her stepson\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2586\" data-end=\"2749\">In the aftermath of the tragedy, FSU students and faculty held vigils and marched to the state Capitol, calling for increased <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/colleges-that-accept-the-ged-credential\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">college<\/a> safety and legislative action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways: Phoenix Ikner, 20, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder following the April 17 FSU campus shooting. Authorities say Ikner used a firearm previously owned by his stepmother, a longtime deputy, raising scrutiny over the weapon\u2019s access and storage. Ikner was shot by campus police [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[330],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v25.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FSU Shooting Suspect Phoenix Ikner Charged With Murder After Hospital Release<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FSU Shooting Suspect Phoenix Ikner Charged With Murder After Hospital Release. 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