Alleged FSU shooter consulted ChatGPT on when to attack, sexual scenarios with a minor

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 1,381

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Two hours before he went on a shooting rampage, Phoenix Ikner had a question for ChatGPT.

“If there was a shooting at FSU, how would the country react?” the 20-year-old Florida State University student asked on the morning of April 17, 2025.

His question, which came mere hours after he told the chatbot that God had abandoned him, hung in his oft-used log with the AI platform for two seconds. Then, ChatGPT detailed how …

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