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Aramark employee Robert Morales ID’d as one of the victims killed in FSU mass shooting
An employee for food services company Aramark has been identified as one of the two victims who were killed in Thursday’s Florida State University shooting.
The Aramark employee, identified by family as father of one Robert Morales, was shot dead when 20-year-old FSU student Phoenix Ikner allegedly opened fire at the Tallahassee campus Thursday afternoon, killing two people and wounding six others, .
“Today we lost my younger Brother, He was one of the victims killed at FSU,â€?Ricardo Morales Jr. . “He loved his job at FSU and his beautiful Wife and Daughter. I’m glad you were in my Life,” one of the posts reads, followed by family photos.
“You deserved better Robert. Thank you for being in my life,â€?Ricardo wrote in another post.
Morales worked with the dining company for nearly 10 years and attended Florida State himself in the early ’90s, .
“We are heartbroken to confirm that an Aramark employee was among those killed at FSU yesterday in that senseless act of violence,â€?an Aramark spokesperson told WPTV in a statement.
The company, which provides food to schools, hospitals and other large facilities, said it was left “absolutely shaken�by the employee’s death.
“Our deepest sympathies are with the family and our entire Aramark community,�the company said.
Ikner allegedly opened fire near FSU’s student center around noon Thursday, killing Morales and another person who was not a student.
Six others were wounded and are expected to survive, Tallahassee cops said Friday.
The gunman was shot by responding officers when he “did not comply with commands,�Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence E. Revell told reporters at a press conference Thursday evening. He is recovering in the hospital.
Ikner is the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy and was known to the county sheriff’s office as a member of the department’s Youth Advisory Council â€?an outreach group for local communities.
Authorities have not yet identified a motive behind the tragic shooting.
