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2 killed in Florida State University mass shooting

By AFP 17 April 2025, 11:47 pm Edit
Dozens of patrol vehicles, including a forensics van, are stationed outside of Florida State University’s student union building, the scene of a shooting, April 17, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
Dozens of patrol vehicles, including a forensics van, are stationed outside of Florida State University’s student union building, the scene of a shooting, April 17, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)

MIAMI, Florida — A mass shooting at a university in Florida leaves two people dead, police in the southeastern US state say, identifying the suspect as the son of a local law enforcement officer.

“Two victims are deceased and five individuals have been transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds,” says Florida State University Chief of Police Jason Trumbower, adding the suspect was also in the hospital.

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