The gunman who used his cop mother’s weapon in the fatal shooting at Florida State University has been identified as Phoenix Ikner.
The 20-year-old opened fire just before noon Thursday at the student union, leaving two people dead and six injured.
Ikner was shot by police after he refused their commands, and invoked his right not to speak when he was taken into custody.
The handgun, found with the suspect when he was taken into custody, belonged to his mother, police said.
Officials said his mom is Leon County Sheriff’s Deputy Jessica Ikner, and had ‘access to one of her weapons, and that was one of the weapons that was found at the scene.’
Leon County Sheriff McNeil said at the press conference the gunman was a member of the department’s youth set-up and was involved in training programs, and described him as ‘steeped in the Leon County Sheriff’s Office family.’
Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said the gun was previously used by his mother for law enforcement, but was her private