FSU Commemorates Shooting Anniversary, OpenAI Investigated

0:00Florida State University marked the one-year anniversary of a tragic campus shooting on April 17, 2025, with a memorial. Gathering at Legacy Walk, students and faculty honored the two lives lost, and six people injured in the attack carried out by a 20-year-old student. The event featured a campus-wide moment of silence at noon, bells ringing across grounds, and the unconquered statue lit up all day to represent resilience. Since the shooting, counseling requests have jumped more than 20 percent, and the school now promotes round-the-clock support through centers and hotlines. Leaders like University President Richard McCullough spoke on the community's strength moving forward, while student body President Carson Dale praised how everyone rallied to restore a sense of safety and normalcy. Even Florida Senator Rick Scott highlighted the quick response from officers and hospital staff who saved lives. The shooter, Phoenix Ickner, son of a local deputy, used a handgun and had a shotgun, he acted alone and was taken down by police within minutes.

1:03He's facing two first-degree murder charges in seven counts of attempted murder, locked up with a possible death penalty on the table. Now Florida's attorney general is probing open AI, as one victim's family plans to sue, claiming Ickner used Chad GPT to scout busy spots like the Student Union. The community keeps pushing ahead, unbreakable as ever. From your city, powered by AI, this is Tampa Bay News today. I'm Corey with the story.