FSU Shooting: Son of Sheriff’s Deputy in Custody After Killing 2 and Injuring 6 NYT | Top Stories Adeel Hassan, Valerie Crowder and Thomas Fuller 18 April 2025 at 15:14 The police identified the gunman as a 20-year-old student who is the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy. Neither of the slain victims was a student at the university. © Erich Martin for The New York TimesStudents and members of the community leaving flowers outside the taped off perimeter on Florida State University’s campus on Thursday.