Men killed identified, other victims recover after deadly Florida State shooting

One of the men killed was the founder of Gordos Cuban Cuisine, a popular restaurant

By Briana Trujillo and NBC6 • Published April 18, 2025 • Updated on April 20, 2025 at 11:56 am

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FSU students expressed their anger after yet another shooting on campus. Meanwhile, the community came together for a solemn vigil for the victims. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports

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All of those wounded in the shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee on Thursday are expected to make a full recovery, a surgeon said
One of the two men killed has been identified as Robert Morales, a campus dining employee originally from Miami-Dade and founder of a popular restaurant, Gordos
The other man was identified by his family's attorneys as 45-year-old Tiru Chabba, an employee of a campus vendor from Greenville, South Carolina
The suspect in custody is a 20-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy who used his mother's former service weapon to carry out the shooting, investigators said
Two of the victims were expected to be released from the hospital on Friday, officials said

The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire Thursday at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two men and wounding six others, investigators said.