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A plea of not guilty has been filed on behalf of the accused FSU shooter

WFSU | By Gina Jordan
Published June 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM EDT
An impromptu memorial of flowers and other items laid near the center of the Florida State campus in sight of the Student Union building, Tallahassee, Fla., Thursday, April 17, 2025.
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An impromptu memorial of flowers and other items laid near the center of the Florida State campus in sight of the Student Union building, Tallahassee, Fla., Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty for 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner. He’s accused in a mass shooting at Florida State University on April 17, 2025.

Court documents show Ikner waived his right to a speedy trial. His public defender entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.

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Investigators say Ikner opened fire near the student union, killing two people and injuring six. He was brought down by FSU police who shot him in the jaw.

The two men killed were Tiru Chabba, a South Carolina resident who was on campus as an employee of Aramark Collegiate Hospitality, and Robert Morales, the university’s dining coordinator.

Ikner spent weeks in the hospital recovering from his injuries. Upon release, he was booked into the Wakulla County Detention Center.

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office says transferring Ikner to a neighboring county was standard protocol since he is the stepson of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy.
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Gina Jordan is the host of Morning Edition for WFSU News. Gina is a Tallahassee native and graduate of Florida State University. She spent 15 years working in news/talk and country radio in Orlando before becoming a reporter and All Things Considered host for WFSU in 2008. Follow Gina: @hearyourthought on Twitter. Click below for Gina's full bio.
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