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Florida Son of a Sheriff’s Deputy Uses Mom’s Service Gun to Kill 2 People in Campus Mass Shooting

HeadlineApr 18, 2025

In Florida, a 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy killed two people and injured at least six others when he opened fire Thursday on the Florida State University campus. Phoenix Ikner used a gun that was the former service weapon of Leon County Sheriff’s Deputy Jessica Ikner, his mother. The suspect was also a member of the Sheriff’s Youth Advisory Council. A motive has yet to be disclosed.

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