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Celerity

(49,342 posts)
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:01 PM Thursday

Florida State shooting live updates: 2 dead, sheriff's deputy's son in custody

Suspect espoused 'white supremacist' views, was asked to leave club Political Round Table, the group's president says

At least six people were being treated at a hospital after the deadly campus shooting in Tallahassee on Thursday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/florida-state-university-active-shooter-rcna201756

What we know

Two people are dead and a sheriff's deputy's son is in custody after an active shooter was reported at Florida State University's campus in Tallahassee.

The suspect is the 20-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy who had access to one of her weapons, Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil said.
At least six people are being treated at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, a hospital spokesperson said.

The university told students that the threat to the campus has been "neutralized" but that the area around the campus is considered an active crime scene.

An FSU student who saw the shooter described him as a “normal college dude" who was wearing an orange T-shirt and khaki shorts. "I was walking, and this guy pulls up in an orange Hummer," the student said. "And he gets out with a rifle and shoots in my direction."

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Florida State shooting live updates: 2 dead, sheriff's deputy's son in custody (Original Post) Celerity Thursday OP
Another white mass shooter taken into custody alive... RockRaven Thursday #1
After the massacre at Parkland, the Florida legislators passed a bill saying 21 was the legal age Deuxcents Thursday #2
Not a drag queen UpInArms Thursday #3

RockRaven

(17,137 posts)
1. Another white mass shooter taken into custody alive...
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:07 PM
Thursday

Did they get this one a hamberder too?

Deuxcents

(21,798 posts)
2. After the massacre at Parkland, the Florida legislators passed a bill saying 21 was the legal age
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:08 PM
Thursday

To purchase a gun. They currently have a bill in waiting to lower it to 18. This 20 year old used his mom’s service weapon and I bring this up because he was too young to purchase but still had access. I should hope Floridians put pressure on to kill this ridiculous bill. It’s NOT too early to talk about the scourge of gun violence..we should have settled this a long time ago.

UpInArms

(52,592 posts)
3. Not a drag queen
Thu Apr 17, 2025, 09:46 PM
Thursday

Not an lgbtq+
Not a migrant

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Checks notes ….

Espousing white supremacist views ….

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