Two dead, multiple injured after shooting on FSU campus; one suspect in custody
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Apr 17, 2025
Multiple people were injured during a shooting on Florida State University's Tallahassee campus on Thursday, April 17.
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But we saw people downstairs
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Authorities say multiple people were injured in a shooting on Florida State University's campus Thursday
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and a person is in custody following the incident. Police have not released details on the suspect or how the shooting unfolded
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but it reportedly happened in the student union. One student describes his experience
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Just sitting down doing my work and the alarm goes off. And first you're thinking it's just a fire alarm
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It sounds a little different though. And I'm just saying active shooter
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You kind of just like panic a little bit in the moment. Just like, damn, is that real
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Like, it's like a little bit to process it. Then you get to your safe area. I went to a little cubby space and then you just look down at your phone, look at the news and like start to process it
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Like, damn, people just got shot a couple feet away from me. People could be seen fleeing campus as the FBI and several other law enforcement agencies rushed to the scene
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I don't really know how to describe it. It's just like, wow. I never really expected to be in a situation like this
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You always see it on the news. Being in it is definitely different, but I don't know
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I'm probably going to have to take a little minute to process it, but it's just like, wow. I just feel bad with people that did get injured
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It's like, man, that could have been me. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shared a post on social media saying our thoughts and prayers
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are with our FSU family and state law enforcement. President Trump said he was briefed on the situation and commented on the incident at the White House
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It's a shame. Horrible thing. Horrible that things like this take place
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And we'll have more to say about it later. In response to the shooting, FSU canceled all classes Thursday and all home sporting events through Sunday
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