TALLHASSEE, Fla. — The man accused of opening fire on Florida State University's campus on April 17 appeared in court Tuesday.
A judge ordered Phoenix Ikner to be held without bond on two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted first degree-murder. He was also appointed a public defender.
Ikner is accused of opening fire on campus and was later shot by responding officers.
Two people were killed, and six others were injured as a result of the shooting.
Ikner didn't speak during the session from the Wakulla County Jail virtual feed as a Leon County judge also ordered him to have no contact with victims, victims' families or witnesses.
On Monday, the Tallahassee Police Department said Ikner was released from a hospital "following an extended stay and multiple surgeries to treat injuries he sustained" during the shooting.
Ikner was taken to a detention facility in the region, but authorities didn't specifically say where.
“In any case, especially one of this magnitude, the Tallahassee Police Department has the highest commitment to justice, transparency, and the safety of our community,” Chief of Police Lawrence Revell said. “We are grateful for the work of our detectives, officers, medical personnel, and partner agencies who helped bring us to this point.”
Ikner, identified as the stepson of a sheriff’s deputy, arrived on campus an hour before the shooting and stayed near a parking garage before he walked in and out of buildings and green spaces while firing a handgun just before lunchtime, police said.
In roughly four minutes, officers confronted him and shot and wounded him, Tallahassee police said.
Medical staff at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare said they treated six people for gunshots, including three who were operated on.
Ikner was a junior at FSU studying political science after earning an associate’s degree last fall from Tallahassee State College, university spokeswoman Amy Farnum-Patronis confirmed.
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