On April 17, 2025, a shooting near Florida State University’s student union left two men dead and six injured. The victims were **Robert Morales**, a beloved FSU dining coordinator and co-founder of Gordos Cuban Cuisine, and **Tiru Chabba**, a regional VP at Aramark. “He brought joy to everything he did,” said celebrity chef Art Smith of Morales. Chabba, 45, was remembered as a devoted father and professional. Both were mourned at a campus vigil, where FSU’s Kyle Clark called them “more than names.”

The gunman, **20-year-old student Phoenix Ikner**, was armed with a handgun and shotgun. The handgun was legally purchased by his mother, a Leon County deputy. Ikner, known for past involvement with law enforcement programs, was shot and detained by police and remains hospitalized.

Eyewitness McKenzie Heeter described the shooter as “expressionless, with a scowl.” Video footage showed the chaos—“abandoned backpacks, meals, and laptops”—as the campus went into lockdown. One video of a bystander filming and sipping Starbucks caused social media outrage.

Just two days earlier, another school shooting in **Dallas** injured four. A 17-year-old entered Wilmer-Hutchins High through an unsecured door and opened fire. “It wasn’t a system failure,” officials stated, “but a circumvention of it.”The events have renewed urgent calls for stricter school safety.