Attorneys for family of FSU shooting victim call for transparency

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Attorneys for the household of Tiru Chabba, 1 of 2 men killed during a wide shooting astatine Florida State University past month, person called for a transparent probe arsenic galore questions surrounding the unit stay answered.

Bakari Sellers, a nationalist civilian rights lawyer with Strom Law, and his colleagues, Jim Bannister and J Robert Bell III, held a quality league connected the assemblage field connected Wednesday asking for answers astir Chabba’s death.

"The crushed we're present contiguous is due to the fact that the Chabba household conscionable wants individuals to cognize their heartfelt consciousness of gratitude, but besides we're asking for a thorough and transparent investigation," Sellers said. "We judge that that's indispensable for healing."

Chabba was connected the FSU field moving arsenic an worker for a field vendor astatine the clip of the wide shooting astatine the Tallahassee schoolhouse conscionable earlier noon connected April 17. He was a 45-year-old begetter from Greenville, South Carolina. He is survived by his woman and 2 children.

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Tiru Chabba

Tiru Chabba, a begetter of two, was killed Thursday successful a shooting astatine Florida State University. (Strom Law Firm)

"Losing a father, having children, and you can't explicate why," Sellers said. "When your dada goes connected a enactment trip, they're expected to travel home."

Sellers thanked instrumentality enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis, the assemblage and its president, Richard McCullough, who Sellers said attended Chabba’s ceremonial past week.

FSU shooting memorial

A memorial for the victims of the Florida State University shooting was held connected Apr. 17. (Pilar Arias for Fox News Digital)

Sellers said the Chabba household wants accountability successful the transgression process, and answers arsenic to the shooter’s motive and however helium obtained the firearm.

"We're looking for accountability from the assemblage to spot what, if anything, they could person done to forestall it oregon forestall these things from happening successful the future," helium said.

McCullough told Fox News Digital successful a connection that helium appreciated the words of the attorneys.

"I and everyone other astatine Florida State stock the family’s grief," McCullough said. "We stock their anger. We stock their tendency for answers. I tin guarantee you Florida State University is afloat cooperating with instrumentality enforcement, and we excessively look guardant to the time erstwhile each the facts are known."

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The different unfortunate killed successful the shooting was identified arsenic Robert Morales, different begetter and nutrient work employee. Morales is survived by a woman and daughter.

Robert Morales

Robert Morales was 1 of 2 fathers killed Thursday successful a wide shooting astatine Florida State University. (Family handout)

Hospital officials confirmed the six different victims are expected to marque a afloat recovery. 

Phoenix Ikner, 20, an FSU pupil whose stepmother is a Leon County Sheriff's Office deputy, has been identified by authorities arsenic the suspect. Investigators judge helium equipped himself with a handgun that was the erstwhile work limb of his stepmother.

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Tallahassee constabulary officers changeable and wounded Ikner aft helium refused to comply with commands. Charges aren't expected to beryllium filed against Phoenix Ikner until he's released from the hospital.

Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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