TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida State University student organization will hold a vigil to mourn those affected by the shooting that left two dead and five others injured.
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Police said Phoenix Ikner, 20, the son of a Leon County Sheriff’s Office deputy, was arrested after he was accused of the shooting. He was shot by law enforcement and taken to a local hospital.
The two dead victims were not FSU students.
The FSU College Democrats said that it will hold a vigil for those affected by the shooting on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on Landis Green.
They released a statement that reads in part:
“As the situation unfolds, we are sensitive to those grieving in our student body and their friends and families. For them, this is not a moment of politics but one of tragedy. It breaks our hearts that this violence continues to plague Florida schools,” the organization said.
