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Hisham Saleh Abugharbieh has been charged with two counts of premeditated murder with a weapon Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n
Police officers walk past flowers left at the scene after a gunman shot multiple people at Florida State University fire in Tallahassee, Florida on April 17 2025 Credit: EPA<\/p>\n
People evacuated Florida State University campus after a mass shooting in Tallahassee Credit: Reuters<\/p>\n
The probe comes as prosecutors in the killings of USF doctoral students<\/a> Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy say their accused killer also searched ChatGPT about bodies, guns, and police checks.<\/p>\n Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Tuesday that his office is now investigating OpenAI over the April 17, 2025, FSU shooting<\/a>.<\/p>\n Two people were killed and five others were injured in the attack.<\/p>\n Officials said suspect Phoenix Ikner<\/a> asked ChatGPT about the best gun, ammunition, and where and when on campus to kill the most people.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t GRIM TWIST<\/p>\n Bodycam warning sign as girl, 12, ran into cops days before she was found dead<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t GOOD SAMARITAN<\/p>\n ‘Selfless & beloved’ Costco clerk brutally ‘murdered’ in random shooting<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tFSU shooting timeline\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n 12:01 pm: An active shooter was first reported by the FSU student union, police are on their way \u201cUnfortunately, what we\u2019ve seen in our initial review is that ChatGPT offered significant advice to the shooter before he committed such heinous crimes,\u201d Uthmeier said.<\/p>\n \u201cMy prosecutors have looked at this and they\u2019ve told me if it was a person on the other end of that screen we would be charging them with murder,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Uthmeier said his office is issuing subpoenas to OpenAI<\/a> for policies and internal training materials.<\/p>\n The request covers user threats, cooperation with law enforcement, and crime reporting going back to March 2024.<\/p>\n The attorney general said the case is unusual but necessary.<\/p>\n Phoenix Ikner is accused of opening fire on the Florida State University campus in April 2025 Credit: Social Media<\/p>\n \u201cWe recognize here with OpenAI we\u2019re venturing into uncharted territory, but we need to know whether or not OpenAI has criminal liability,\u201d Uthmeier said.<\/p>\n The probe has now widened to include the case of Limon and Bristy<\/a>, two 27-year-old University of South Florida students from Bangladesh.<\/p>\n Limon\u2019s body was found Friday in a trash bag near the Howard Frankland Bridge.<\/p>\n The remains of Bristy had not yet been identified as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ch-eve-bodycam-2-comp.jpg\"\/)
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\n12:19 pm: FSU confirmed police were on the scene and instructed students to shelter in place
\n12:45 pm: A video is shared of students and faculty walking through campus with their hands up
\n12:58 pm: Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare confirmed they are treating those injured in the shooting
\n1:01 pm: FBI confirmed agents are on campus investigating the shooting
\n1:04 pm: FSU notified students that law enforcement is clearing rooms on the main campus
\n1:45 pm: Leon County school district instructs high schoolers to stay away from FSU\u2019s campus
\n1:48 pm: Donald Trump says he has been \u2018fully briefed\u2019 on the situation
\n1:50 pm: The Associated Press initially reports that six victims are in the hospital and a suspect has been apprehended
\n2:44 pm: FSU classes and campus activities are canceled through April 18. Students are allowed to return to residence halls, but are otherwise told to stay in place
\n3:20 pm: FSU confirms that law enforcement has neutralized the threat and lifts stay-in-place order
\n3:51 pm: Student Union, Bellamy, HCB Classroom Building, Rovetta A&B, Moore Auditorium, Shaw, Pepper, Hecht House and Carraway buildings are closed<\/p>\n