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U.S.|What We Know About the Florida State University Shooting
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Two people were killed and six others were injured when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire near the student union building, the police said.
Published April 17, 2025Updated April 18, 2025, 10:47 a.m. ET
Two people died and six others were injured at Florida State University in Tallahassee on Thursday when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire near the student union, law enforcement officials said.
The suspect was shot and wounded by police officers after he disregarded their commands, the authorities said. He was taken to the hospital and identified as a student and the son of a local sheriff’s deputy.
Officials were working on “multiple crime scenes” at the Florida State campus and dealing with at least “hundreds” of witnesses, said Chief Lawrence E. Revell of the Tallahassee Police Department, the lead investigative agency.
Here is what we know.
The shooting happened near the student union building.
At around 11:50 a.m., gunfire erupted near the student union building at Florida State, a public university with an enrollment of more than 43,000, eight days before the last day of classes for the spring semester. The gunman used a handgun, law enforcement officials said at a news conference on Thursday.
Officers from the university’s Police Department responded. When the gunman did not comply with their commands, they shot and wounded him. He was taken into custody and to the hospital, where he invoked his right to remain silent, Chief Revell said.
The chief said the suspect was also armed with a shotgun but added that it was unclear whether he had used it in the attack. The police believe that he acted alone.
