The 20-year-old man accused of killing two and injuring six others in an April 17 mass capturing on Florida State College’s campus has been indicted by a grand jury.
Phoenix Ikner was indicted on two counts of first-degree homicide fees and 7 counts of tried first-degree homicide with a firearm, in line with WTXL ABC 27.
The members of the grand jury reportedly described the capturing as “our group’s worst nightmare.”
Legislation enforcement officers work on the Florida State College campus after a mass capturing in Tallahassee, Florida, on April 17, 2025. (Alicia Devine/USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Pictures by way of REUTERS)
Additional particulars in regards to the mass capturing had been launched within the indictment, together with details about an FSU police officer who drove straight towards the hazard on his motorbike.
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That officer was recognized as Cody Poppell, and the indictment reportedly stated that he confronted Ikner amid the capturing and fired a number of photographs at him, together with one which struck him within the face.
The grand jury additionally stated that Ikner used a shotgun and .45 caliber pistol stolen from his dad and mom’ residence to terrorize the faculty campus.
The deceased victims have been recognized as Robert Morales and Tiru Chabba.
Phoenix Ikner, 20, was booked on first-degree homicide fees and associated counts Monday after he was launched from the hospital the place he had been because the mass capturing on the Florida State College campus on April 17. (Leon County Sheriff’s Workplace)
Chabba’s household reportedly launched a press release by their lawyer following the indictment.
“Our hope is that, by the thorough and clear investigation and prosecution of the occasions surrounding final month’s capturing, right this moment’s court docket look will mark the primary steps towards closure for a household that suffered a lot,” the assertion stated.
Ikner spent weeks within the hospital recovering from a jaw harm following the capturing, and had his first court docket look on-line upon his launch earlier this week.
Folks evacuate the Florida State College campus after a mass capturing in Tallahassee, Florida, on April 17, 2025. (Alicia Devine/USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Pictures by way of REUTERS)
He appeared earlier than Circuit Court docket Decide Monique Richardson in Leon County, Florida. The choose discovered Ikner to be indigent and appointed him a public defender, Randall Harper.
He’s being held with out bond within the Wakulla County Detention Facility, which is normal protocol as a result of his stepmother is a Leon County Sheriff’s deputy.
Florida State College college students anticipate information amid an lively shooter incident on the faculty’s campus in Tallahassee, Florida, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photograph/Kate Payne)
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Tallahassee Chief of Police Lawrence Revell launched a press release earlier than Ikner’s first court docket look.
“In any case, particularly one in every of this magnitude, the Tallahassee Police Division has the best dedication to justice, transparency and the security of our group,” the assertion stated. “We’re grateful for the work of our detectives, officers, medical personnel and companion companies who helped deliver us up to now.”
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