Relative identifies man killed in FSU shooting

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A household subordinate has identified 1 of the 2 men killed Thursday successful a wide shooting astatine Florida State University arsenic Robert Morales.

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“Today we mislaid my younger Brother, He was 1 of the victims killed astatine FSU,” Morales’ brother, Ricardo Morales Jr., posted connected X. “He loved his occupation astatine FSU and his beauteous Wife and Daughter. I’m gladsome you were successful my Life.”

According to a GoFundMe page acceptable up successful 2021 for Robert Morales by a colleague, helium underwent a kidney transplant that twelvemonth aft a “long travel of hope.”

The Miami-Dade County autochthonal was reportedly a eating work worker astatine the assemblage successful Tallahassee.

Details astir the 2nd unfortunate killed successful the shooting person not been released.

The shooter, identified by constabulary arsenic Phoenix Ikner, 20, is believed to beryllium a Florida State pupil and the stepson of a sheriff’s lawman who opened occurrence with his stepmother’s erstwhile work weapon, investigators said. Authorities person not yet revealed a motive for the shooting, which began astir lunchtime Thursday conscionable extracurricular the pupil union.

Officers rapidly arrived and changeable and wounded the gunman aft helium refused to comply with commands, said Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell.

Five radical who were wounded were struck by gunfire, portion a sixth was wounded portion trying to tally away, Revell said successful a connection Thursday night. They were each successful just condition, a spokesperson for Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said.

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