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Florida St. cancels athletic events through Sunday after shooting

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Florida State canceled all home athletic events through Sunday after an on-campus shooting left two people dead and six others injured Thursday.

The two people who are deceased were not students at the university.

A 20-year-old suspect, Pheonix Ikner, who is a Florida State student, is in custody and receiving medical attention, according to officials. The alleged shooter is the son of a Leon County Sherriff's deputy. He had access to one of her personal weapons and that handgun was found at the scene. He also had a shotgun, officials said.

FSU sent out an alert around noon ET about an active shooter near the student union and urged those on campus to shelter in place.