Friday, April 18, 2025

Blame Game: Phoenix Ikner (Christian Eriksen)!

Killer ambitions.

The suspect in the deadly Florida State University mass shooting is thes stepson of a Leon County Sheriff’s deputy. The shooter is a registered Republican who has deep ties to white nationalist Charlie Kirk and his TurningPoint USA organization.

Well I guess the biggest threat to Americans is not illegal immigrants, Hamas, Muslims, transgender women, Black teens or a liberal.... it's the firearms.

Our 45th/47th President of the United States is an old geezer. He is so easily swayed by the most dumbest bunch of idiots. With gun violence being the top threat in the United States, President Donald J. Trump pivots to immigrants, Muslims and transgender women as the biggest threat.

This suspect was inspired by the noise of the far right.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The gunman killed two employees and injured six other people. The suspect was shot by police and taken into custody.

The university issued an alert at 12:01 p.m. EDT (UTC−4) warning of a shooting at the Student Union area. The Tallahassee Police Department has confirmed that they detained one male subject in connection with the shooting, and later confirmed that he was among the injured. A search was made for any additional shooters, and some local TV stations across Florida reported that two suspects were involved. The Tallahassee Police Department announced that the campus has been secured, and only one suspect in custody.

The suspect arrived at a Florida State University parking garage at approximately 11:00 a.m. before leaving at 11:51 a.m. Gunshots were reported inside the Student Union Building around lunchtime at 11:56 a.m. The shooter walked in and out of buildings and green spaces firing a handgun. According to the university's alert system, the first active shooter alert was issued after 12:00 p.m., and the second was issued at 12:19 p.m. After 15 minutes, all students inside were escorted out of the building by police.

One student described seeing the alleged shooter firing a rifle in her direction. She reportedly heard 15 rounds fired indiscriminately for approximately 20 to 30 seconds. She also said that the suspect had pulled up in an orange Hummer outside the university and started firing his rifle. He then pulled out a pistol and shot a woman in front of him. Survivor Madison Askins claimed the shooter approached her, reloaded his weapon and calmly said "Keep running". She also added that he stayed where she was before eventually leaving.

People are more upset over a person drinking Starbucks passing over a shooting victim.

Another student who had been in the restroom at the start of the shooting thought the roof was collapsing before other students ran in and alerted her. Four of them held the door shut as it did not lock before being evacuated. Another group recounted being in the student union basement and barricading themselves in a corner behind trash cans and plywood. One student recounted how another student who had survived the Parkland high school shooting sheltered with them and exclaimed; "Man, I never thought this would happen again".

Shortly after 3 p.m. the university alerted students that the lockdown was lifted for the majority of the campus after the suspect was shot four minutes after the first shot was fired at 12:00 p.m. by police for refusing to comply with commands, but that nine buildings were still under lockdown as active crime scenes. Students nearby were advised to remain indoors and to not return to the building to retrieve personal items.

Three firearms were found by police: one on the arrested suspect, one in a car parked nearby, and a shotgun inside the building.[vague] One of the firearms recovered was the former service weapon of the suspect's mother, who was a Leon County Sheriff's deputy.

An eyewitness described the alleged shooter as a "normal college dude" who was wearing an orange T-shirt and khaki shorts. The witness described the alleged suspect as a white male with light hair.

Police confirmed the suspect was 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner (born August 2004) of Tallahassee, a student of the university, a dual American-Norwegian citizen, and the stepson of a school reserve deputy from the Leon County Sheriff's Office, who had been with the department since 2006. Ikner obtained the guns used in the shooting from his step-mother. Ikner graduated from Lincoln High School in May 2022, and later went to Tallahassee State College (TSC) before transferring to FSU.

Ikner was born Christian Gunnar Eriksen, but his name was changed to Phoenix Ikner in 2020. He lived in Tallahassee throughout most of his life, despite being ​​listed in the population register under his Norwegian name as a Norwegian citizen, except in 2015, when his biological mother, who was born in Oslo, Norway, took her then-11-year-old son to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the two boarded a Scandinavian Airlines flight to Oslo in March 2015 in violation of the custody agreement she had with her father, after falsely telling his father that she was taking him to South Florida for spring break. After four months, she was arrested on July 27 of that year at the same airport on a kidnapping charge in connection of the abduction, and both Ikner and his biological mother were transferred back to Leon County. His biological mother who had custody rights, though the agreement stipulated that she could not take him from the country without advance notification, said she would return Ikner to the United States on March 27, 2015, but failed to do so, according to a Leon County affidavit.

His father later discovered that his son had been kidnapped when the then-11-year-old told him during a phone call, then quickly became worried and alerted authorities, saying that his son Ikner "has both developmental delays and special needs" which he feared would not be taken care of without access to his regular doctors. The affidavit from the Leon County Sheriff's Office said that Ikner was "on medication for several health and mental issues, to include a growth hormone disorder and ADHD." Several months later, in October 2015, his biological mother filed a lawsuit alleging slander and libel against Ikner's father, stepmother, and two other relatives, and sought $80,000 in damages to use toward Ikner's college fund. On July 14, 2016, his biological mother pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 200 days in prison with credit for 170 days of time served, followed by two years of community control and two more years of probation.

Back in Tallahassee, Ikner was also a member of the sheriff's office's Youth Advisory Council from 2021 to 2022. During his later years, Ikner espoused white supremacist and far-right views causing him to be kicked out of a political group at TSC. He also advocated for Trump's agenda and frequently argued with people over politics. His step-mother, who was the Leon County deputy, was one of two officers that were named "2011 Deputies of the Year" by the Leon County Sheriff's Office's Citizen's Academy banquet in May 2011.

Don't expect anything from these two morons. 

Florida State University chief of police Jason Trumbower reported that two people were killed and an additional six injured had been admitted to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, including the suspect. Five of the victims were shot, and the sixth injured while running away from the shooting. ABC News reported eight people were shot, but its unclear if the person with a non-gunshot wound and the perpetrator were among them. The deceased victims were two adult males who were not students at the university. The victims were identified as 57-year-old campus dining director Robert Morales, who was killed during a meeting with other university employees, and 45-year-old employee of a campus vendor Tiru Chabba. Chabba was a regional vice president at Aramark Collegiate Hospitality. Morales was from Miami-Dade County, and Chabba was from Greenville, South Carolina. Morales had founded the popular Cuban restaurant Gordos Cuban Cuisine, and had worked at the university in dining services and as an assistant football coach since 2015. He was a son of intelligence agent Ricardo Morales.

All seven injured victims were reported to be in fair condition on the day of the shooting. One of the injured victims was identified as 23-year-old graduate student Madison Askins who was shot in the buttocks while running away from the shooter. Tallahassee Police Department Chief Lawrence Revell said it appears that there was no connection between the shooter and the victims. On April 18, two were expected to be discharged, three were in good condition, and one remained in fair condition. A surgeon said he expects all of them to make a full recovery. The suspect remains hospitalized with significant injuries.

These murderers don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives.

There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.

I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. 

Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases. 

Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.

According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assumes the gunmen are Black.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican legislators who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. 

The thoughts and prayers governor.

The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Those victims who don't get their names or accomplishments mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence. We are tracking police violence and school shootings as well. 

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend's social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline's website or the Crisis Text Line's website.

The call number to the White House and US Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the US Secret Service and US Capitol Police. 

Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-Semitic or in support of terrorism. 

We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and legislators avoid influence from lobbyists.

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This Isn’t Karmelo Anthony!

The one murder suspect the far right ain't talking about.

Another teen stabbed another one. Of course, the far right doesn't seem to care about this situation.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Black MAGAland appears to be breaking away from its alliance with white MAGAland over this.

Several Black conservatives are angered at the far right for villifying Karmelo Anthony to suit their radical extremism. 

The incident between Anthony and Austin Metcalf sparked the far right's demands for the teen to be locked up.

According to witnesses, the altercation began after the accused, Karmelo Anthony, a student at Centennial High School in Frisco, entered the Memorial High School team tent. Metcalf asked him to exit. The two began to argue. Anthony said "Touch me and see what happens" while he reached inside his bag. Metcalf then touched Anthony to get him to exit, a black knife was pulled from the bag and Anthony stabbed Metcalf once in the chest and fled.

Anthony's family set up a GiveSendGo to pay for legal defense and raised over $453,000 in donations by April 17.

The case has garnered widespread attention on social media and right-wing news media, becoming a right-wing cause célèbre. Conversely, Anthony has received significant financial support from the Black community.

Black activists are calling it self defense. The far right is calling it cold blooded murder. They are pressing the junk food media to question the motives of Anthony's parents, his attorney and the fundraising.

These are the same people who cheered George Zimmerman, Kyle Rittenhouse, Daniel Penny, Daniel Perry and Darren Wilson.

They are fucking ridiculous.

Yet, these extremists made the case about race. The same folks who complain about DEI and innocence until proven guilty have already condemned, shamed and demanded Democrats react to this incident.

Conservatives demand Black Lives Matter, Rev. Al Sharpton, former president Barack Obama, former vice president Kamala Harris and the NAACP react to every fucking criminal act done by a Black person.

The teen is accused of murdering another teen after a physical altercation. It is national news and another racial situation the far right is exploiting.

In order to take the country away from President Donald J. Trump's colossal fuck ups, the far right needs to keep their racially angry base riled up going into 2026.

Due process is thrown out when it's a Black teen, a Black man, a Muslim, a Palestinian or a Latino.

If it's a white man, they are assumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

If they're guilty, the far right will deny it. They will claim that the George Soros appointed district attorney was bought and paid for.

This incident was mentioned by Black Twitter and you don't hear a peep from the far right.

Cayser Allison is on trial for a 2022 stabbing of a fellow student in a Belton, Texas high school.

The jury heard from two friends of Jose “Joe” Ramirez on the third day of the state’s presentation of evidence against 21-year-old Caysen Tyler Allison, who is accused of stabbing Ramirez during a fight in a Belton High School bathroom almost three years ago.

The 18-year-old high school student died on May 3, 2022, at a local hospital after allegedly being stabbed by Allison and collapsing in a hallway. Allison’s defense team is presenting a case of self-defense.

Before testimony began Wednesday morning, and outside of the jury’s presence, the judge had another matter to address. Judge Wade Faulkner announced to the nearly-full courtroom that the defense had given him three screenshots of social media postings made by Amanda Rios, Ramirez’s mother.

“Today is a warning,” Faulkner said. “You’ll be excluded from the trial if you post about the case, your knowledge of the case or your possible testimony.”

Any person would normally be able to post or comment on social media, but Rios was among the 14 people who were sworn in as witnesses by Faulkner on Monday morning when the trial began and was not supposed to talk about the case at all.

Because she is the mother of a homicide victim, the judge on Monday excluded her from “the rule” that almost always is invoked by the defense and she has been in the courtroom for the trial. (When “the rule” is in effect, sworn witnesses are not allowed to watch court proceedings because such a scenario could influence their later testimony.)

Right after Rios was admonished, the defense team called for a woman sitting next to her — who also allegedly had been posting to social media — to be sworn in as a possible witness. Unlike Rios, the woman was not allowed to stay and she left the courtroom in tears.

The screenshots were admitted into the record as “court’s exhibit one.”

Belton police said that Allison, 18 years old at the time, admitted to the stabbing and a folding knife was located during a search of his home. He was indicted by a Bell County grand jury on June 8, 2022, on a first-degree felony charge of murder. He has been out of jail since July of 2022 after posting a reduced bond of $175,000.

A jury of seven men and six women, including one alternate juror, was empaneled after a two-day jury selection process on April 2-3. The trial is expected to proceed into next week and more than 30 people have been subpoenaed to testify, court records show.

BOYS IN BATHROOM CONTINUE TESTIMONY

Eleven people have testified over the course of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: two records custodians; a detective; a teacher and the school nurse; two witnesses who were high school students; and four of Ramirez’s friends who were in the bathroom with him on May 3, 2022.

The five boys arrived first, according to school district surveillance video. A short time later, Allison and his friend, who can be seen with a slight limp because of a boot cast, walk into the bathroom seemingly unconcerned.

On Tuesday, Ramirez’s friends Angel Marillo and Tito Shamel testified about the altercation that occurred shortly afterward. Shamel recorded part of the fight on his phone and the short clip already has been shown in court numerous times. On Wednesday, a third friend, Josh Grymes finished his testimony that began on Tuesday.

Ramirez’s stepbrother, Joshua Rios Jr., then testified that a fist-fight had been planned through a Snapchat group message but that Allison and Ramirez had not yet agreed on the details of time and place.

“(Allison) wanted to go to West Temple Park in the woods to fight (Ramirez),” Rios said. “He sent a screenshot showing where. Joe didn’t want to fight there ... I didn’t think it was actually going to happen.”

Jose Ramirez’s life mattered.

The next plan was for the two to fight after school that day. The incident occurred in the morning, just after the end of first period during class change.

“As soon as Caysen walked in, they started arguing and Joe said if they were going to fight that they should do it here and now,” Rios said.

Ramirez then punched Allison, who can be seen on Shamel’s video rearing backward from the blow and then swinging at Ramirez. At the same time, Rios slugged Allison’s friend who had walked in with him, knocking him to the ground.

The shaky video does not show the stabbing as it occurred.

“I heard my brother scream and saw him run out,” Rios said. “I was trying to process if he’d just stabbed my brother. Caysen looked at me and bolted out of the bathroom. I chased after him.”

During attorneys’ questioning of the boys, both sides tried to clarify the circumstances for the jury.

“Caysen tried to stop the fight, he didn’t want to fight,” said defense attorney Zachary Boyd as he was questioning Grymes earlier in the morning. “He first went to urinate in the stall and then he was confronted by Joe. Joe tried to lock the bathroom door and then slugged Caysen in the face. When Joe moved to fight, none of you stepped in, did you?”

“No, sir,” Grymes said.

“If it were you with a friend in a boot, in a bathroom surrounded by boys who fight for fun, would you wait for a second punch?” Boyd asked. “Would you gamble with your life or end the fight?”

“I’m not sure,” Grymes answered.

“You’d defend yourself, wouldn’t you?” Boyd asked.

“Yes, sir,” Grymes said.

The state’s prosecutor briefly questioned Grymes again.

“Would you stab somebody during a fist-fight?” said Assistant District Attorney Connor Leigh.

“No, I would not,” Grymes said.

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Chris Van Hollen Confirms Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Alive!

Chris Van Hollen did more for Kilmar Abrego Garcia the Democrats.

Even with the Supreme Court ruling against him, President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Justice and the El Salvador President Nayib Bukele refuse to do something.

Y'all voted for this.

Trump as expected will defy the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Kilmer Abrego Garcia. The Court ruled that the president overstepped his authority by illegally arresting and deporting a legal resident.

Now Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has decided to head to the country to demand the leaders release Abrego Garcia.

After flying to El Salvador in search of a meeting with the Maryland resident who courts say was erroneously deported from the United States last month, Van Hollen shared a photo with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

The Maryland senator, who flew to the country on Wednesday, shared a photo on X on Thursday evening of him sitting down with Abrego Garcia.

"I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return," Van Hollen said in the post.

Abrego Garcia's wife was told that the meeting between Abrego Garcia and Sen. Chris Van Hollen was set up by El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, a source close to the family told ABC News.

The source said Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez, were not able to speak, adding that the family does not know where Abrego Garcia is being held.

In a statement from Vasquez provided by CASA, an immigration advocacy group that is representing the family, Abrego Garcia's wife said her prayers have been answered.

"My children and my prayers have been answered," Vasquez said. "The efforts of my family and community in fighting for justice are being heard, because I now know that my husband is alive. God is listening, and the community is standing strong." "We still have so many questions, hopes, and fears," Vasquez added. "I will continue praying and fighting for Kilmar's return home," she said.

The meeting comes after Van Hollen shared a video on social media earlier on Thursday showing guards stopping him and others from entering CECOT, the prison where Abrego Garcia is being held.

Private prisons in El Salvador are costing American taxpayers.

The Supreme Court and a Maryland federal judge ordered that the U.S. government "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. after the Department of Justice said in court filings that the 29-year-old father was wrongfully deported because of an "administrative error."

The Trump administration has alleged it cannot bring him back and claimed outside of court that Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang.

Further details of the status of Abrego Garcia's case have not yet been provided.

The White House slammed Van Hollen for making the trip and advocating for Abrego Garcia, claiming with little evidence, that Abrego Garcia is a gang member.

The Justice Department has not charged Abrego Garcia with any gang-related crimes and his alleged MS-13 membership has been disputed in court.

Bukele defines himself as a hip-hop loving, trendsetter who thinks he's an attractive and yes, coolest dictator.

He was asked about the Abrego Garcia situation. He shrugged his shoulders and said that's not his problem.

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White Heat Cooking!

Jordan Hill was killed by a fleeing motorist. The Liberty, Mississippi community is telling a tale of a white man's reckless actions leading to Hill's death.

Karmelo Anthony claims self defense when he stabbed Austin Metcalf and the other teen died. The teen claimed self defense. He was released on bail.

The far right is threatening to kill him, his family and the judge who allowed his release.

This whole ordeal has the racial arsonist ready for war.

In a small town in Mississippi, a 10 year old Black boy riding an ATV was killed in a traffic collision. The person who drove the other vehicle appeared to leave the scene of the accident. He apparently returned to pick up damaged vehicle parts and left the boy to die without an ounce of remorse.

The far right ain't saying much about this because it doesn't fit their narrative of demonizing Blacks, Muslims, Latinos, immigrants, protesters, transgender women, disabled individuals, Palestinians and the independent women.

Jordan Hill was riding on an ATV when a truck struck him.

The driver was identified by social media. The individual named Cody Rallinson,
May have intentionally ran Hill and his brother over. There was no attempt to stop and he hit Hill.

The alleged driver isn't in custody as of yet.

Rallinson kept driving. He returned later to pick up the mirror that was knocked off his truck. 

Rallinson lives in the city with Confederate flags hanging from his house. He lives a couple houses down from Jordan Hill and his mother. 

The individual was booked for having marijuana in his truck. 

The Amite County Elementary offered their condolences on their Facebook page April 7.

Amite County Sheriff Tim Wroten said the accident occurred a little before noon on Old Liberty Compromise Road. Amite County Elementary School officials identified the child as Jordan Hill.

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University Bloodshed: Mass Shooting At Florida State University!

Gun violence never takes a break. Mass shooting in Tallahassee at Florida State University.

Well I guess the biggest threat to Americans is not illegal immigrants, Hamas, Muslims, transgender women, Black teens or a liberal.... it's the firearms.

Be warned, some video footage could be graphic.

Mass shootings so far: 98

Those mass shootings that I didn't get an opportunity to post.
  • Dallas, TX
  • St. Louis, MO
  • New Orleans, LA
  • Conway, AR
  • Daytona Beach, FL
  • Crosby, TX
  • Stockton, CA
  • Memphis, TN
  • Fredericksburg, VA
  • Mobile, AL
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Kansas City, KS
  • Knoxville, TN
  • Sabattus, ME
  • San Antonio, TX
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Hammond, IN
  • Austin, TX
  • Orangeburg, SC
  • Baltimore, MD
  • Tacoma, WA
  • Pembroke Park, FL
  • Houston, TX
  • Jackson, MS
  • Natchitoches, MS
Floridah......

Florida State University mass shooting.

The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) and the U.S. House members from Florida were notified of this.

Apparently, the shooter is the son of the Leon County Sheriff deputy.

The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire Thursday at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least six others, investigators said.

Officers quickly arrived and shot and wounded the shooter after he refused to comply with commands, said Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell.

Authorities have not yet revealed a motive for the shooting, which began around lunchtime just outside the student union, sending frightened students and parents hiding for cover in a bowling alley and a freight elevator inside the building.

The shooter, identified by police as Phoenix Ikner, is believed to be a Florida State student, investigators said. The two people who died were not students, said Florida State University Police Chief Jason Trumbower, adding that he would not release additional information about the victims.

The Orange Geezer will not push for gun reform.

The shooter obtained access to a weapon that belongs to his mother, who has been with the sheriff’s office for over 18 years and has been a model employee, said Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil. Police said they believed Ikner shot the victims using his mother’s former service handgun, which she had kept for personal 

The alleged shooter was a long-standing member of the sheriff’s office’s youth advisory council, the sheriff said.

“He has been steeped in the Leon County Sheriff’s Office family, engaged in a number of training programs that we have,” McNeil said. “So it’s not a surprise to us that he had access to weapons.”

Witness says the suspect’s shotgun jammed

Ambulances, fire trucks and patrol vehicles from multiple law enforcement agencies raced toward the campus just west of Florida’s capital after the university issued an active shooter alert.

Aidan Stickney, a 21-year-old studying business management, was running late to class when he said he saw a man get out of a car with a shotgun and aim at another man in a white polo shirt.

The gun jammed, Stickney said, and the shooter rushed back to his car and emerged with a handgun, opening fire on a woman. Stickney ran, warning others as he called 911.

“I got lucky today. I really did. I really, really did,” he said.

Trumbower said investigators have no evidence that anyone was shot with the shotgun.

The shooter is the son of a Florida deputy.

Shots sent students scattering

Ryan Cedergren, a 21-year-old communications student, said he and about 30 others hid in the bowling alley in the union’s lower level after seeing students running from a nearby bar.

Chris Pento said he and his twins were getting lunch at the student union during a campus tour when they heard gunshots. “It was surreal. And people just started running,” he told WCTV in Tallahassee.

They crammed into a service elevator after encountering locked doors at the end of a hallway. “That was probably the scariest point because we didn’t know. It could get worse, right?” he said. “The doors opened and two officers were there, guns drawn.”

Dozens of patrol vehicles, including a forensics van, were parked outside the student union hours after the shooting. Officers blocked off the area with crime scene tape.

Students and staff who left behind phones, keys and other items in the rush to evacuate waited in the shade and prayed for the victims.

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital confirmed it was treating six people wounded in the shooting, one in critical condition.

With graduations approaching, FSU now deals with this.

Shooting shocks campus and the nation

President Donald Trump said from the Oval Office that he had been fully briefed on the shooting. “It’s a horrible thing. It’s horrible that things like this take place,” he said.

But Trump also suggested that he would not be advocating for any new gun legislation, saying, “The gun doesn’t do the shooting, the people do.”

After receiving warnings of an active shooter, students and faculty took cover and waited in classrooms, offices and dorms across campus.

The first thing you think of is just, ‘This can’t be true,’ right?” said Kai McGalla, a sophomore who spoke by phone while locked down at a campus testing center.

Junior Joshua Sirmans, 20, was in the main library when alarms went off. Law enforcement officers escorted him and other students from the library with their hands over their heads, he said.

University President Richard McCullough said he was heartbroken by the violence. “Our hearts go out to our students and the victims of this terrible tragedy,” he said.

As dusk fell over Florida State University, a small memorial of candles and bouquets of flowers had been set up outside the student union, while investigators’ yellow tape blocked off the nearby doors.

The fear of gun violence is real.

Another shooting a decade ago at Florida State

Florida State is one of Florida’s 12 public universities, with its main campus in Tallahassee. About 44,000 students are enrolled in the university, per the school’s 2024 fact sheet.

In 2014, the main library was the site of a shooting that wounded three people. Officers shot and killed the gunman, 31-year-old Myron May.

The university canceled classes for the rest of the week and canceled home athletic events through Sunday.

These murderers don't have mental illness. They are calculated and prepared. It happened to be a moment where they have the opportunity to take out lives.

There's no sickness in the head. Most mass shooters legally obtain their assault rifles without little background checks. They have likely no criminal history and they are willing to use the assault weapon in the only thing it's good for: Killing numerous lives.

I dismiss this ridiculous notion that criminals are the problem, not the guns. 

Firearms are often obtained through legal purchases. 

Expect more chaos.

Again, having more security, teachers being armed and offering safe rooms are not solving the problem. The problem is lawmakers not willing to stop gun violence.

According to the far right: White shooters are mentally ill. Black shooters are unrepentant thugs and criminals. Gay shooters are active groomers. Muslim shooters are terrorists. Hispanic and Asian shooters are illegal immigrants. According to the far right, almost all white [or non-white] mass shooters are registered Democrats [or some progressive activist] because they have liked or done one thing common to the left. Of course, they often share or post disinformation by using the "Sam Hyde" meme or make bogus social media platforms with the shooter's image as a way to denounce most mass shooters being white or associated with conservative causes. The far right says a white person should "protect" themselves from thugs, terrorists or protesters. They believe the use of firearms are "justified" if they are protesting or even instigating a conflict. The far right believes if a shooter is a police officer, an active military member, a veteran or a citizen who supports conservative causes, they are considered a "heroes" and use of firearms are justified. If the shooters are teens in urban communities, the far right automatically assumes the gunmen are Black.

The Republicans usually amplify white victims. Anytime a person of color kills a white victim, it is often wall-to-wall coverage on Fox, Twitter and they force it into national news. They make the case to blame Black Lives Matter, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Democrats, Rev. Al Sharpton and rap music for Black on whatever violence. Republican legislators who do not live in urban neighborhoods often troll social media to talk about gun violence or crime in Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee and New York City while not doing a damn thing to stop it. If a white person shoots a Black person, the shooter is given the benefit of doubt. White shooters are given glowing profiles about their perfect lives and how friends noticed something but refused to do something. When it comes to Black shooters, automatic vilification. They don't see mental illness. They see it as gang violence, allegedly fatherless homes, Democratic policies or the need for more firearms. 

Is America great again?

The far right and Republicans exploit gun violence in the Black community for culture wars and racism.

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those police officers who were killed in the line of duty. Those victims who don't get their names or accomplishments mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence. We are tracking police violence and school shootings as well. 

Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or 988, or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The deaf and hard of hearing can contact the Lifeline via TTY at 1-800-799-4889. All calls are confidential. Contact social media outlets directly if you are concerned about a friend's social media updates or dial 911 in an emergency. Learn more on the Lifeline's website or the Crisis Text Line's website.

The call number to the White House and US Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the US Secret Service and US Capitol Police. 

Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to curb gun violence. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. You are tired of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-Semitic or in support of terrorism. 

We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and legislators avoid influence from lobbyists.

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