{"id":232411,"date":"2026-04-15T08:18:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/232411\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:18:24","slug":"florida-state-university-campus-shooting-records-show-police-response-detail-shooters-chatgpt-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/232411\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State University campus shooting records show police response, detail shooter’s ChatGPT usage"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2014 The Florida State Attorney\u2019s Office released body camera footage, 911 audio and other evidence from the 2025 campus shooting at Florida State University<\/a>, Local 10 News reported. <\/a><\/p>\n

The April 17, 2025, shooting killed two people and left six others injured by gunfire. Body camera video shows officers rushing to the scene within three minutes of the first shot being fired and shooting the suspected gunman, identified as Phoenix Ikner, in the jaw.<\/p>\n

| RELATED: Stopping a campus killer: 17 tactical takeaways from the police response to the FSU active shooter<\/a><\/p>\n

One officer can be seen riding his motorcycle onto campus and firing multiple shots at the gunman before dismounting the bike. Surveillance footage shows students fleeing the union, some running away as Ikner followed close behind them. <\/p>\n

Leon County Sheriff Walter A. McNeil said Ikner was a \u201clong-standing\u201d member of the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office Youth Advisory Council and identified a LCSO deputy as his stepmother. .One of the guns recovered at the scene was his stepmother\u2019s former service weapon that was no longer in use<\/a>, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell said following the shooting.<\/p>\n

Records obtained by WCTV<\/a> show that Ikner conversed with ChatGPT to ask questions leading up to the shooting.<\/p>\n

Ikner had been conversing with OpenAI\u2019s chatbot prior to the shooting, asking for homework help and relationship advice. According to WCTV, the discussions do not turn toward violence until days before the shooting.<\/p>\n

Ikner asked the chatbot multiple questions relating to the operation of firearms, the busiest times of the day on campus and the prosecution of other school shooters.<\/p>\n

ChatGPT appeared to give thorough, informative answers to each question, including telling Ikner that the busiest hours at the FSU student union were between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The shooting occurred within that window, according to WCTV. <\/p>\n

Ikner has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and two counts of first-degree murder. He faces the death penalty, according to WCTV. <\/p>\n

Family members of one of the victims in the shooting has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts go out to everyone affected by this devastating tragedy. After learning of the incident in late April 2025, we identified a ChatGPT account believed to be associated with the suspect, proactively shared this information with law enforcement and cooperated with authorities,\u201d a company spokesperson told WCTV. \u201cWe build ChatGPT to understand people\u2019s intent and respond in a safe and appropriate way, and we continue improving our technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier also launched an official investigation into OpenAI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI should advance mankind, not destroy it. We\u2019re demanding answers on OpenAI\u2019s activities that have hurt kids, endangered Americans and facilitated the recent FSU mass shooting,\u201d Uthmeier said.<\/p>\n

In previous discussions, ChatGPT referred Ikner to the 988 suicide hotline at least once. <\/p>\n

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\n Landon Faulkner, 24, joined the Hamilton County Sheriff\u2019s Office in 2022; in all, he served in law enforcement for nearly six years\n <\/p>\n

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