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Fear and panic at Florida State as deadly shooting sends students fleeing

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Phoenix Ikner , 20 , is believed to be a Florida State student and the son of a sheriff’s deputy.

Shooter obtained a weapon that belongs to his mother, who has been with the Leon County Sheriff's Office for 18 years , sheriff says.

Shooter shot victims using his mother's former service handgun, police say.

Shooter was a long-standing member of the sheriff's office's youth advisory council.

President Richard McCullough says he is heartbroken by the violence.

Florida State canceled classes for the rest of the week and canceled home athletic events.

In 2014 , the main library was the site of a shooting that wounded three people.

Another shooting a decade ago at Florida State has about 44,000 students.

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