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Tallahassee, FL - The Florida State University student accused of opening fire on campus in a deadly shooting that left two people dead and six others wounded has been denied bond by a judge.
Phoenix Ikner, 20, appeared in court via video for the first time since the April 17th shooting.
Judge Monique Richardson ordered he remain in custody without bond and have no contact with the victims or their families.
Two public defenders, Megan Long and Randall Harper, were appointed to represent him.
Ikner, a political science major at FSU, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Authorities allege he arrived near the university’s Student Union just before noon and opened fire with a handgun, after a shotgun he initially tried to use malfunctioned.
According to police reports, the handgun was a .45-caliber Glock registered to his father.
Witnesses say Ikner walked through outdoor areas and inside buildings, shooting randomly before being shot and wounded by campus officers.
The shooting lasted under five minutes.
Robert Morales, a dining manager, and Tiru Chabba, a regional Aramark executive were killed during the April 17th shooting.
Six others sustained injuries of varying severity.
Ikner is the stepson of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy.
Authorities say he used his stepmother’s former service weapon during the incident.
After being released from the hospital last week, he was booked into the Leon County Detention Facility before being transferred to Wakulla County for safety reasons.
No motive has been publicly disclosed.
Prosecutors have not ruled out pursuing the death penalty