{"id":285939,"date":"2026-05-27T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285939\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:48:19","slug":"man-accused-of-killing-2-in-florida-state-university-mass-shooting-to-appear-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/285939\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of killing 2 in Florida State University mass shooting to appear in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHERE. THAT&#8217;S YOUR GULF COAST NEWS TRAFFIC ALERT. &gt;&gt; 5.49 TODAY, THE MAN ACCUSED OF CARRYING OUT A MASS SHOOTING AT FLORIDA STATE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN PERSON IN COURT. PHOENIX IKNER IS ACCUSED OF KILLING 2 PEOPLE AND INJURING AT LEAST 6 OTHERS AT FSU LAST APRIL. HE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER AND H\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Man accused of killing 2 in Florida State University mass shooting to appear in court<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gcnn.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"Gulf Coast News logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 8:09 AM EDT May 26, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoenix Ikner, the now 21-year-old man accused of carrying out a mass shooting at Florida State University last April, is expected to make his first in-person court appearance today.  Ikner is accused of killing two people and injuring at least six others during the shooting.He has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder, and has been in jail since the shooting.  His trial is expected to begin this October.DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202fGulf Coast News app\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tTALLAHASSEE, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix Ikner, the now 21-year-old man accused of carrying out a mass shooting at Florida State University last April, is expected to make his first in-person court appearance today.  <\/p>\n<p>Ikner is accused of killing two people and injuring at least six others during the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>He has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder, and has been in jail since the shooting.  <\/p>\n<p>His trial is expected to begin this October.<\/p>\n<p>DOWNLOAD\u202fthe free\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/qrco.de\/gcnapp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gulf Coast News app<\/a>\u202ffor your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verylocal.com\/wbbh-ft-myers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Very Local Gulf Coast app<\/a> to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THERE. 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