Family of FSU shooting victim to hold private funeral in South Carolina
By Sergio R. Bustos
April 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM EDT
The family of Tiru Chabba, the 45-year-old father of two killed in last week’s shooting at Florida State University, announced they will hold a private funeral on Friday, beginning at 10 a.m., in Greenville, S.C., according to family attorneys on Wednesday.
Chabba lived in Greenville and was on the FSU campus as an employee of campus vendor Aramark Collegiate Hospitality when, according to law enforcement authorities, a gunman opened fire, killing him and Robert Morales, a university dining coordinator. Six other people were wounded.
The family of Tiru Chabba, the 45-year-old father of two killed in last week’s shooting at Florida State University, announced they will hold a private funeral on Friday, beginning at 10 a.m., in Greenville, S.C., according to family attorneys on Wednesday. (865x1149, AR: 0.752828546562228)
The gunman, Phoenix Ikner, identified as the stepson of a Leon County Sheriff’s Office deputy, arrived on campus an hour before the shooting that Thursday morning and stayed near a parking garage before he walked in and out of buildings and green spaces while firing a handgun just before lunchtime, police said.
In roughly four minutes, officers confronted Ikner, an FSU student, and shot and wounded him, Tallahassee police said.
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Chabba lived in Greenville and was on the FSU campus as an employee of campus vendor Aramark Collegiate Hospitality when, according to law enforcement authorities, a gunman opened fire, killing him and Robert Morales, a university dining coordinator. Six other people were wounded.
The family of Tiru Chabba, the 45-year-old father of two killed in last week’s shooting at Florida State University, announced they will hold a private funeral on Friday, beginning at 10 a.m., in Greenville, S.C., according to family attorneys on Wednesday. (865x1149, AR: 0.752828546562228)
The gunman, Phoenix Ikner, identified as the stepson of a Leon County Sheriff’s Office deputy, arrived on campus an hour before the shooting that Thursday morning and stayed near a parking garage before he walked in and out of buildings and green spaces while firing a handgun just before lunchtime, police said.
In roughly four minutes, officers confronted Ikner, an FSU student, and shot and wounded him, Tallahassee police said.
READ MORE: Memorial mass for former Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart to be held this weekend
This is a News In Brief report. Visit WLRN News for in-depth reporting from South Florida and Florida news.