Last month's fatal shooting on the Florida State University campus came the same day a symposium against gun violence was supposed to be held. The event organizer, whose daughter was shot and killed during Tallahassee’s 2018 Hot Yoga shooting, now plans to reschedule the symposium for the fall.
Maura Binkley was just 21 when she and Dr. Nancy Van Vessem were killed at the Hot Yoga studio in Betton Place. Since then, Maura’s father, Jeff Binkley, has helped host a gun violence symposium at FSU called "Maura's Voice." This year, the event was set for April 17th. The same day a gunman killed two and injured six on campus. Binkley is planning to reschedule the event for shortly after the start of the fall semester.
"We are going to look to expand it so it could be something that occurs over a couple of days. And I think this time we'd look to having it available for online viewership to offer whoever's interested an opportunity to at least view and hear what's going on to the degree possible. I'd hope that would be sometime in September."
Binkley said last month's deadly on-campus attack makes him believe the need for the symposium is even more critical. The new date will be posted on the university's calendar and all social media
