Police: FSU shooting suspect’s mother is veteran deputy; he used her gun

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Detectives identified the 20-year-old gunman who killed 2 radical and injured six others astatine Florida State University connected Thursday arsenic Phoenix Ikner.

Leon County Sheriff Walter A. McNeil said Ikner was a subordinate of The Leon County Sheriff’s Office Youth Advisory Council and his parent is simply a lawman who has worked successful the section for implicit 18 years.

“Her lad had entree to 1 of her weapons and that was 1 of the weapons that was recovered astatine the scene,” McNeil said.

FSU Chief Jason Trumbower said the lawman had antecedently utilized it arsenic a work limb but erstwhile the section replaced it, she was allowed to bargain it.

“It was her idiosyncratic handgun,” Trumbower said.

Trumbower said Ikner was besides equipped with a shotgun.

FBI Special Agents were investigating the shooting.

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