The suspect, stepson of a deputy sheriff, was on the Sheriff's Youth Advisory Council, and had a history of anti-communist rants, support for the Gaza genocide and hatred towards minorities.

The suspect in the Florida State University shooter, who faces first degree murder charges for killing two and injuring five on Thursday was a member of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, a fascist youth group around the Republican Party, and is a registered Republican voter in Florida. The 20-year-old suspect, Phoenix Ikner, is the stepson of Leon County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jessica Ikner, who has been with the department for 18 years.

  • frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
    442·
    4 months ago

    The mom is still with the sheriff office after her kid used her issued weapon to murder people? That seems like an immediate resignation type of event, with potential for criminal negligence charges down the road.

      • JohnnyFlapHoleSeed@lemmy.worldBanned from community
        14·
        4 months ago

        LEO are involved in hundreds of accidental discharges a year, they also shoot themselves and other officers on accident dozens of times per year. Unfortunately exact numbers are very difficult to get because cops always fight having their actions tracked in national registries.

        I’ve also thought it’s hilarious how cops seem to love glocks. The “dual trigger” safety mechanism is shit. It can get caught easily on your holster, waist band, or one of the 20 fucking things on your belt and cause an AD. Oh yeah, if you have shitty trigger discipline like most cops,then you’ll probably have an AD too.

        Springfield makes a much better, safer pistol, IMO

    • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
      23·
      4 months ago

      I’m from Tallahassee and small correction. It was her former service weapon that she purchased from the department after it was decommissioned. It was her personal firearm.

    • CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
      82·
      4 months ago

      I thought I’d read in a previous article that the mom went to prison for kidnapping him a few years ago and taking him out of the country in violation of their custody agreement. If I’m recalling this correctly, it’s insane that he can still work as a deputy, but I know how Florida loves their cops.

    • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      4 months ago

      I heard it was her service weapon which she then purchased as a personal weapon?