Phoenix Ikner, the 20-year-old suspected to be the shooter at Florida State University's Tallahassee campus on Thursday, was labeled a fascist by members of a political discussion group he attended in the past.
Speaking to NBC News, Ryan Seybold said the group took place at Tallahassee State College and Ikner was asked to not return to the group because of his views. "He espoused so much white supremacist rhetoric and far-right rhetoric," said Seybold, who was the group president at the time. Both had transferred to FSU by the time the shooting took place.
