Attorneys representing the family of Tiru Chabba, a 45-year-old father of two killed in last year’s Florida State University mass shooting, say they’ll hold a news conference on May 11 to announce a lawsuit related to the attack.

The announcement is scheduled for 9 a.m. in front of the Joseph Woodrow Hatchett U.S. Courthouse in downtown Tallahassee. Following prepared remarks, attorneys say they’ll take questions from reporters.

Chabba, of South Carolina, was working on the FSU campus on April 17, 2025, as an employee of campus vendor Aramark Collegiate Hospitality.

According to authorities, 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner opened fire shortly before noon. The shooting killed Chabba and 57-year-old campus dining director Robert Morales, and left six people wounded, some of whom already have filed suit.

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The Chabba family is represented by a legal team that includes national civil rights attorney Bakari Sellers, Amy Willbanks of The Strom Law Firm, J. Robert Bell III of Osborne, Francis and Pettis, and Jim Bannister of Bannister, Wyatt and Stalvey, according to a press release.

The shooting prompted a broader investigation by authorities into the circumstances surrounding the incident and the events leading up to it.

Monday’s news conference will serve as the first public announcement of the lawsuit filed on behalf of Chabba’s family, who have described him as a father of two whose life was cut short in the violence, the release said.

Ryan Hobbs, lawyer of Robert Morales’ wife Betty, said in April that he and his law partner Dean LeBoeuf are preparing a lawsuit against ChatGPT and its parent company, alleging Ikner was in “constant communication” with the AI chatbot before the mass shooting.

Attorney General James Uthmeier also announced a criminal probe into Open AI and ChatGPT over its links to the shooting and other crimes.

Moreover, Betty Morales’ lawyers also obtained a $305,000 out-of-court settlement from from the company that provides homeowner insurance on the house where Ikner lived with his father and stepmother.

This story contains previously published reporting. Jim Rosica can be reached at jrosica@tallahassee.com. Follow him on X: @JimRosicaFL.

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