Attorneys for family of FSU shooting victim call for transparency
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Attorneys for the family of Tiru Chabba, one of two men killed during a mass shooting at Florida State University last month, have called for a transparent investigation as many questions surrounding the violence remain answered.

Bakari Sellers, a national civil rights attorney with Strom Law, and his colleagues, Jim Bannister and J Robert Bell III, held a news conference on the university campus on Wednesday asking for answers about Chabba’s death.

“The reason we’re here today is because the Chabba family just wants individuals to know their heartfelt sense of gratitude, but also we’re asking for a thorough and transparent investigation,” Sellers said. “We believe that that’s necessary for healing.”

Chabba was on the FSU campus working as an employee for a campus vendor at the time of the mass shooting at the Tallahassee school just before noon on April 17. He was a 45-year-old father from Greenville, South Carolina. He is survived by his wife and two children.

The other victim killed in the shooting was identified as Robert Morales, another father and food service employee. Morales is survived by a wife and daughter.

Robert Morales

Robert Morales was one of two fathers killed Thursday in a mass shooting at Florida State University. (Family handout)

Hospital officials confirmed the six other victims are expected to make a full recovery. 

Phoenix Ikner, 20, an FSU student whose stepmother is a Leon County Sheriff’s Office deputy, has been identified by authorities as the suspect. Investigators believe he armed himself with a handgun that was the former service weapon of his stepmother.

Tallahassee police officers shot and wounded Ikner after he refused to comply with commands. Charges aren’t expected to be filed against Phoenix Ikner until he’s released from the hospital.

Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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