TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) medical staff on Friday afternoon said that all six of the patients treated following a mass shooting on the campus of Florida State University (FSU) are expected to make a full recovery.
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TMH staff, who provided frontline emergency and trauma care to patients hurt in Thursday’s shooting at FSU, spoke about their response, the care provided and the current patient conditions.
TMH Surgeon Brett Howard said that all six were in stable condition on Friday and one is in fair condition, given a serious injury. Two of the victims could possibly go home on Friday, he said.
Those injured had gunshot wounds in the face, chest and extremities, doctors said, and three had to have surgery.
Two people were killed and six others were injured when a gunman opened fire near the student union, officials said in a news conference Thursday evening. Police said the two men who died were not students, but no other victim information was immediately released.
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“This is, unfortunately, things that we train for, although we do not expect to occur, but we were prepared and activated certain resources,” Howard said.
Howard said that within an hour of the shooting, all six patients were being treated and were stable.
He said that all of the patients were “very brave” in the face of tragedy and shock.
The accused shooter was identified as 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, the son of a Leon County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Ikner was shot by law enforcement before being arrested, and it was unclear where he was treated. Officials said Ikner had non life-threatening injuries.
