Two people are reportedly dead, and several people were injured in a shooting Thursday at Florida State University (FSU). The alleged suspect has been arrested.

The Details: Six people are reportedly being treated in Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Hospital, with one in critical condition and others in serious condition. The alleged shooter is the son of a local sheriff's deputy who had access to her weapons, according to Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil.

For Context: This is not the first shooting to occur at FSU. In 2014, three people were shot in the university's library by a former student, who was subsequently shot by police. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 80 mass shootings in the US in 2025, averaging a little more than five incidents per week; it defines a "mass shooting" as a shooting in which there are four or more casulaties, not including the shooter. Among the students on campus during this incident were survivors of the 2018 Parkland High School shooting. 

How the Media Covered It: The New York Post (Lean Right bias) focused on personal accounts from Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter was killed in the Parkland shooting, and whose daughter's surviving classmates were present at the FSU shooting. Guttenberg expressed his despair over America's ongoing issue with gun violence. CBS News (Lean Left) provided a brief history of shootings at FSU and national statistics on mass shootings, emphasizing their purported frequency. The article also included quotes from students on campus during the shooting, as well as information about the university's response and updates from local and state law enforcement. 

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