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Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in November

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, JUL 16 – Phoenix Ikner faces charges including two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder in a shooting using a service weapon on campus, prosecutors said.

  • On Wednesday, Second Judicial Circuit Judge Lance Neff set jury selection to begin Nov. 3, in a Tallahassee courthouse.
  • Earlier this year, Phoenix Ikner fired shots at Florida State University’s Student Union on April 17, using his stepmother’s former service weapon.
  • Among those involved, Robert Morales, 57, and Tiru Chabba, 45, were killed, six more victims injured, authorities reported.
  • Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty, `we'll be ready`, Second District State Attorney Jack Campbell said.
  • In advance of November trial, three pretrial hearings are scheduled for Aug. 13, Oct. 16, and Oct. 30.
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Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in November

The trial for the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April is set to go to trial this November. At a case management conference in a Tallahassee courthouse on Wednesday, Second Judicial Circuit Judge Lance Neff set jury selection in the case of 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner to begin the week of Nov. 3.Ikner's attorney, public defender Peter Mills, said he needs more …

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WTXL ABC 27 broke the news in Tallahassee, United States on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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