FSU students prepare to resume classes days after deadly mass shooting; surviving victims expected to be OK
The six casualties who survived a mass shooting at Florida State University are all expected to recover administration revealed but with the loss of two people students still shaken up about the massacre are blasting the school on social media for resuming classes on Monday Cameras on Sunday captured a memorial on the Tallahassee campus that continues to grow one day before students are expected to return to class Honestly I don t know how I m going to go back to class Monday I don t feel safe right now declared aspirant Reid Seybold Investigators stated -year-old Phoenix Ikner gunned down eight people on Thursday Robert Morales an FSU employee and high school football coach and -year-old Tiru Chabba a husband and father of two from South Carolina who was on campus for work would not survive Ikner the sole suspected gunman remains in custody Selected of his former classmates recalled he didn t shy away from political debate Ian Townsend went to school with him at Tallahassee State College before he transferred to FSU He did say that he thought atmosphere change was real but whenever that got brought up obviously other political things get brought up like gun control and the amendments that were all passing and stuff reported Townsend You could tell that he was a big proponent of the right-wing stuff But Townsend never thought he would become violent You know I just thought he was a run-of-the-mill like gun-loving guy because he wore National Rifle Association shirts and he had police promotion badges and stuff on his backpack he mentioned He had kind of like his backpack was like military like grade like camping grade like something you would wear if you were like in a survivalist situation According to reports from the Anti-Defamation League Ikner used white supremacist imagery including images of Adolf Hitler Ikner is the stepson of a Leon County deputy Government reported he used one of her weapons to carry out the shooting Seybold and other students described the terrifying moments after gunfire started ringing out on campus I felt helpless being in that room I did not know what to do wasn t going through and at several point I picked up my ham radio and called the state urgency operations frequency he mentioned I was doing anything I could to be alive I was on the pathway and then I just saw like the shooter basically like without his gun and just start shooting everything disclosed FSU sophomore Samantha Joseph As students continue to unpack the horrific shooting FSU President Richard McCullough reiterated their well-being is the school s top priority Our thoughts remain with the families and friends who lost loved ones and with those who were injured and are now recovering he explained McCullough also ensured students that they have options if they feel they can t return to campus Monday We understand that several of you may not be able to return on Monday It s OK it s OK he stated We will be flexible and find a way to accommodate you I promise The school has waived all mandatory attendance policies that affect grades and authorities disclosed chosen classes will have a remote option
