- Phoenix Ikner, the man facing charges in connection with FSU shooting, had his first court appearance Tuesday
- Bond was denied, he is not allowed to contact any victims, and he has been assigned an attorney.
- The probable cause affidavit was released Tuesday with more details about the events on April 17.
- Watch the video below to hear from FSU students who were in the courtroom and for a breakdown of those new court records.
UPDATED - BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
It's been nearly a month since that shooting on Florida State's campus that killed two people. Now the man police say is responsible is facing a judge and members of the Florida State community.
As Phoenix Ikner made his first court appearance over Zoom, ABC 27 spoke with students who filled the courtroom saying for them it was important to be here to show solidarity with the victims.
Over Zoom Tuesday, the suspected gunman of the Florida State Campus shooting, Phoenix Ikner, made his first court appearance.
The outcome: no bond for Ikner, he cannot contact any witnesses or victims, he has been assigned an attorney.
Ikner currently faces two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder.
Florida State students were in attendance Tuesday.
Tell me a little bit about why you decided to show up to Ikner's first court appearance today?
"I was extremely nervous for some reason, despite the fact that he's in Wakulla County," said Reid Seybold, a Florida State senior. "It's just heebie-jeebies, if that makes sense."
"You know, there is some, some feeling of closure as far as seeing him get justice, but, you know, it does, it does remain a point of grief for a lot of students," said another student, Noah Brown. "So that's not something that, you know, any jury or judge would be able to fix for us."
On Tuesday, new court documents were released with the probable cause affidavit providing additional details of what happened when shots rang out on FSU's campus on April 17.
Some of these include: " a .45 caliber Glock handgun was recovered near Ikner at the scene", "a shotgun was seen in plain view" in a Hummer registered to Phoenix's father.
"Further investigation revealed two additional victims who were not injured."
Other details include his interactions with victims named by letters in the documents.
"Ikner pointed the shotgun at J.W, but it appeared to have a malfunction or was not loaded, which caused the shotgun not to fire. Ikner put the shotgun back in the vehicle and retrieved a handgun. Ikner began shooting at A.G. with the handgun."
The document also details the evidence law enforcement has in this case including video footage, surveillance cameras, and witness interviews.
Per the State Attorney’s request, Ikner is not allowed to contact victims or witnesses.
ORIGINAL:
FSU shooting suspect Phoenix Ikner, has been denied bond. Twenty-year-old Ikner is charged with two counts of first degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder.
Court records show on April 17 at 11:58 a.m., the Consolidated Dispatch Agency received multiple calls reporting an active shooter at FSU between the Student Union and Moore Auditorium.
Officers say they encountered the suspect in a shooting stance outside the Student Union. According to the arrest affidavit, the suspect was seen shooting at a person running away when officers approached him. The documents show a responding officer shot the suspect, who identified himself as Phoenix Ikner.
Officers say a .45 caliber Glock handgun was recovered near Ikner at the scene.
According to officers, they found several victims on scene.
Surveillance video captured Ikner chasing a victim, identified as Tiru Chabba and shooting him, then shooting him again while he was on the ground.
Another camera captured Ikner walking through the food court and shooting another victim, Robert Morales, in the back, who also died.
The arrest affidavit says Ikner pointed a shotgun at a victim, but the weapon appeared to malfunction or was not loaded.
Officers say they found spent shell casings and live shotgun rounds in and around the Student Union.
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