FSU shooting suspect Phoenix Ikner used stepmom’s service weapon: What to know

The suspect in the Florida State University shooting that left two people dead and several others wounded is the stepson of a sheriff’s deputy and Trump supporter who harbored white supremacist views and had a troubled childhood, officials and classmates said Friday.

The suspect in the Florida State University shooting that left two people dead and several others wounded is the stepson of a sheriff’s deputy and Trump supporter who harbored white supremacist views and had a troubled childhood, officials and classmates said Friday.

Phoenix Ikner, 20, who is believed to be an FSU student and was arrested in the aftermath of Thursday’s shooting, was treated for multiple mental and physical health issues as a child and was at the center of a years-long custody battle, court documents from 2015 obtained by NBC News revealed.

Ikner allegedly used one of his stepmother’s weapons — a handgun — to wreak havoc on the campus, police have said.

Officials said that Ikner’s mother had purchased her former service weapons and that it was her personal property at the time of the shooting.

Police said the gunman also had a shotgun but have not yet confirmed whether it was used. A motive has not been identified.

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