FSU community healing together on Easter weekend following deadly shooting
Students and staff at Florida State University came together for a peaceful vigil to remember the victims of a shooting and to exalt their strong sense of community.
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Students and staff at Florida State University came together for a peaceful vigil to remember the victims of a shooting and to exalt their strong sense of community.
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The university-organized vigil began at around 5 p.m. local time in front of the Unconquered Statue, a symbol of strength and unity at FSU.
The gunman, believed to be a 20-year-old student, was shot by police on campus, taken into custody, and transported to the hospital as well, police said.
The growing memorial outside the Student Union stood as a fragile symbol of solidarity on a campus still reeling from tragedy.
The university had scheduled a vigil at 5 p.m. Friday at Langford Green on the FSU campus.
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