DeSantis orders flags lowered for FSU shooting victims
The university had scheduled a vigil at 5 p.m. Friday at Langford Green on the FSU campus.
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The university had scheduled a vigil at 5 p.m. Friday at Langford Green on the FSU campus.
Law enforcement said the suspected shooter is the 20-year-old son of a Leon County sheriff's deputy and a student at FSU.
The FSU shooting suspect, identified by police as Phoenix Ikner, was at the center of a custody battle between his birth parents, CBS News has learned.
Stephanie Horowitz said she knew what was happening on Florida State's campus before the shooting was confirmed Thursday because she is a survivor of the 2018 shooting in Parkland.
Emma Behar was texting with her mother as she hid during the shooting.
CBS News Miami reports a suspect is in custody after being shot in an exchange of gunfire with police. Several people were hospitalized.
Florida legislature has been considering the removal of a gun control law passed after the 2018 massacre in Parkland in which 17 people were killed in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
In a video statement, DeSantis said he and his wife, Casey, were mourning the victims and praying for the FSU community.
The president said the FSU shooting was "terrible" and a "shame," but suggested new gun laws are unlikely, calling himself a "big advocate of the Second Amendment."
FSU officials canceled all classes and business operations on the main Tallahassee campus through Friday.
They claim he failed to make good on a promise to get each of them $250,000 in name, image and likeness compensation.
Cam Ward passed for 208 yards and caught a touchdown pass, Damien Martinez ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns and No. 6 Miami remained unbeaten by beating rival Florida State 36-14 on Saturday night.
Miami Hurricanes jumped to the No. 12 spot after routing Florida.
Loran Cole was sentenced to death in the 1994 murder of John Edwards.
Gov. DeSantis wants the disruptive protesters expelled
Austin Carter said the protests have taken place at Florida State University, University of Florida, and University of South Florida.
The murder-for-hire case that led to the death of FSU professor Dan Markel has sparked international interest.
There was no shortage of support for both teams in Miami Gardens on Saturday.
Vindication is on the line as the Georgia Bulldogs face the Florida State Seminoles in the Orange Bowl today.
Coach Mike Norvell said he's excited to be in South Florida
The issue is the way the conference distributes revenue
For the Seminoles and Hurricanes, it's still The Game
Florida State University is asking a federal judge to toss out a potential class-action lawsuit seeking refunds for students who were forced to learn remotely in spring 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legendary former Florida State University football coach Bobby Bowden will lie in honor at Florida's historic old Capitol on Friday.
Florida's Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has been passed over in the hunt for Florida State University's new president.
