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Two men killed during a shooting Thursday at Florida State University have been identified, while physicians said Friday that other victims are expected to recover. Robert Morales, the university’s dining coordinator, was identified by his brother in a social media post as one of the people killed. The other man killed was Tiru Chabba, a Greenville, S.C., resident who was an employee of a campus vendor, according to a news release from lawyers representing his family.
Authorities said 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner opened fire with a handgun around lunchtime Thursday and killed the men and injured six other people. Ikner was shot and captured after confronting police officers.
Physicians at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital said during a news conference Friday that the other victims were expected to recover after suffering injuries such as gunshot wounds to their extremities, chests and abdomens. “We were very lucky. Obviously, this was catastrophic, but given the number of students in that compressed area, the recipe for disaster is very scary,” surgeon Shelby Blank said.
Makeshift memorials were set up on campus near the scene of the shooting. “Being in that situation yesterday, and it being real and not just a drill, was very scary,” FSU senior Angie Ghanem said. “I am thankful for law enforcement acting as quick as they could and getting everyone to safety. I just felt that I needed to pay my respects today.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday ordered flags to be flown at half-staff across the state through Monday to honor the victims.
