Tallahassee, Florida – On April 17, Garrett Harvey published a video showing people running across TN Street because of a shooting at Florida State University.

They said there was a shooting around the student union. People were running across TN Street in panic.

Two men were killed and six others were injured in the mass shooting. Police said the gunman was the son of a local sheriff’s deputy.

The shooter, identified as 20-year-old student Phoenix Ikner, opened fire near the student union around lunchtime. Students ran for shelter and barricaded themselves in buildings.

Witnesses described panic and confusion. Sam Swartz, a student, said he and others barricaded themselves with trashcans and plywood in the student union basement.

Campus police responded quickly and shot the suspect. Ikner was taken into custody and is believed to have acted alone. A former service weapon belonging to his mother was found at the scene.

Officials said the two men killed were not students. Six people were treated for injuries. Two are expected to be discharged on April 18. Three others are in good condition, and one remains in fair condition.

Authorities said the shooting began around 11:50 a.m. A massive law enforcement response followed quickly.

FSU sent a text alert to students warning of an active shooter. The message instructed everyone to seek shelter and lock doors and windows.

Campus police arrived almost immediately. They shot the suspect when he failed to surrender.

The suspect remains hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities said the crime scenes have been processed.

Will Schatz, an FSU senior, said he saw people running while he was in the Strozier Library. He ran with them and later heard seven to eight gunshots.

After escaping, Schatz saw four students being loaded into ambulances.

Swartz and another student, Sean Gulledg, said they used active shooter training to barricade themselves. Law enforcement found them after about ten minutes.

Gulledg, a resident assistant, said he trusted the training even though he never thought he would need to use it.

FSU junior Angel Dejesus said his class hid in a smaller room within the College of Business building. They locked the doors as chaos unfolded outside.

Dejesus said it became more serious when a student who had survived the Parkland shooting entered their room and shared his fear.

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