The Florida State University student accused of killing two people and injuring six others on campus last month has been indicted by a grand jury on murder charges. The indictment was released Wednesday and shared more information about how he carried out the alleged attack, according to Associated Press.
The gunman was previously identified as Phoenix Ikner, a student at the university and the stepson of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy, Jessica Ikner. The 20-year-old was linked to multiple weapons, including a handgun, which was previously his stepmother’s service weapon. The other weapon, according to the grand jury, was his father’s pistol.
According to the indictment reviewed by the AP, officers confronted Ikner, shot and wounded him, all in four minutes. The grand jury mentioned how an FSU police officer drove his motorcycle toward the sound of gunshots, shooting at Ikner multiple times while on the motorcycle. One of the bullets hit the alleged murderer in the face.
“All evidence suggests he merely wanted to kill as many people as possible, not that he was targeting any person or group,” the grand jury wrote. “The only consistent trait of each victim was their innocence.”
Ikner was being held without bond and cannot contact the victims or their families. The gunman was transferred to a jail in Wakulla County. Ikner is set to be arraigned on June 11.
Ikner allegedly opened fire on campus just before noon, striking multiple people. According to CNN, law enforcement recovered a shotgun from the FSU student union, while the handgun was found on the suspect’s person, and an additional gun was found in his car.
“Obviously tragic to have students shot and to have any loss of life. But the quick response of the FSU campus police prevented this from being much, much, much worse than it could have been,” FSU Chancellor Ray Rodrigues said in a press statement.
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