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Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez was charged with illegally entering #Florida as an “unauthorized alien”
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez is a #US #Citizen
Born in the #USA
He was on his way to his job in #Tallahassee
The state prosecutor said the court lacked jurisdiction to release Juan because US #ICE asked the jail to hold him
#LeonCounty Judge LaShawn Riggans inspected Juan’s birth certificate and released him any way
To his mother's embrace
The authorities said the gunman used a handgun that was the former service weapon of his mother, a #LeonCounty sheriff’s deputy, who was allowed to keep the #gun for personal use. It’s not unusual for deputies to be allowed to purchase their former service weapons, officials said.
Sheriff Walter McNeil of #LeonCounty identified the gunman as #PhoenixIkner, 20, & said he is the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy.
“Unfortunately, he had access to one of her weapons,” the sheriff said.
Chief Revell said the gunman “invoked his right not to speak to us.”
“He did not comply with commands & was shot,” Chief Revell said.
Chief Lawrence E. Revell of the #Tallahassee, #Florida Police Dept said the #police identified the gunman, & he is at the hospital.
The shooter is a current student at #FloridaStateUniversity.
Sheriff McNeil said the gunman was a member of the #LeonCounty #Sheriff’s Office Youth Advisory Council.