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FSU Shooting Suspect’s Jury Selection Set for November

Prosecutors intend to pursue capital punishment with the defense seeking additional time to examine surveillance and witness evidence.

Public defender Peter Mills and prosecutor Jack Campbell appear before Second Judicial Circuit Judge Lance Neff during a case management conference in Tallahassee, Fla. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 in the case of Phoenix Ikner, a Florida State University student accused of carrying out a mass shooting on campus. (Alicia Devine/Tallahassee Democrat via AP, Pool)

Overview

  • Judge Lance Neff scheduled jury selection for the week of Nov. 3 during a case management conference on Wednesday.
  • Phoenix Ikner faces two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted first-degree murder for the April 17 campus shooting.
  • Defense attorney Peter Mills objected to the trial timetable, citing the need to investigate extensive video surveillance and witness testimony.
  • Second District State Attorney Jack Campbell said prosecutors will be ready and intend to seek the death penalty under Florida law.
  • Investigators say Ikner used his stepmother’s former deputy service weapon in the April shooting near FSU’s student union.