The FSU shooter Phoenix Ikner who used his cop mother's gun. The handgun found with the suspect when he was taken into custody belonged to his mother Jessica Ikner, a Leon County Sheriff's Deputy, police said
Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said the gun was previously used by his mother for law enforcement, but was her private handgun at the time of the shooting, because deputies 'are allowed to purchase the handgun they used prior.'
Leon County Sheriff McNeil said at the press conference the gunman was a member of the department's youth set-up and was involved in training programs, and described him as 'steeped in the Leon County Sheriff’s Office family.'
Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said the gun was previously used by his mother for law enforcement, but was her private handgun at the time of the shooting, because deputies 'are allowed to purchase the handgun they used prior.'
Ikner is currently in custody in the hospital.
Leon County Sheriff McNeil said at the press conference the gunman was a member of the department's youth set-up and was involved in training programs, and described him as 'steeped in the Leon County Sheriff’s Office family.'