Hours after the murderous Spree at Florida State University in Tallahassee Fatal for two people, details about the 20-year-old suspect have now become known. It is the son of a police officer. The student had access to his mother’s weapons and uses at least one in the bloody act.
In addition to the two fatalities, the murderous Spree also called to six injuries, five of which had to be treated in hospitals. The Sheriff of Leon County, Walter McNeil, identified the Students Phoenix Ikner as a suspect. This was shot when he was arrested, but is out of danger and is under police detention.
Two people killed with the mother’s weapon
His mother, Jessica Ikner, works as a police officer. As the Sheriff announced, the student had used one of his mother’s weapons for his murderous Spree at the university. “However, it is a private gun that is found on the spot,” McNeil clarified when he was asked by a journalist if it was a service weapon.
Moreover, the young man was a member of a program in which he had close contact with the police and participated in various training sessions. “It is therefore no surprise for us that he had access to weapons,” said a representative of the authorities. The investigation into the exact circumstances continued.
The mother of the alleged shooter would be a respected member of the unit. In March 2024, County-Sherrif McNeil was awarded as an employee of the month, as a Facebook message from the police shows.
Debate again and again about the American arms law
Firearms are easily accessible in the United States and are in enormous numbers in circulation. According to the US Health Authority CDC, tens of thousands of people die every year due to firearm injuries. In children and adolescents they are among the most common causes of death – according to data from 2023 before traffic accidents. In many schools there are early in the beginning to prepare children for possible attacks.
According to violent actions – for example at schools, in supermarkets, night clubs or at public events – there are always heated debates about stricter weapons laws. Until now, however, tangible progress has failed. An extensive reform has failed for years because of the persistent resistance of the Republicans and the powerful arms lobby.
Trump: “Weapons are not the problem”
Republican US President Donald Trump confirmed this when he commented on the current incident on the edge of a public appearance. He called the crime “a pity” and at the same time confirmed his support for the Arms Act Anchored in the US Constitution.
“I am a strong supporter of the second constitutional addition – I was from the start and will stay,” said Trump. It is not the weapons that are the problem, but the people they use. When asked whether he would work for stricter laws in view of the attack in Florida, he said: “I have a duty to protect the second constitutional additive.”
Source: Krone
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