19-04-2025
‘Enough is enough': Students call for change in aftermath of FSU tragedy
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Healing is underway for six people taken to the hospital after the deadly mass shooting at Florida State University.
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital was continuing to treat the six patients of the campus shooting that left two others dead.
All 6 injured victims expected to make full recoveries following deadly FSU mass shooting
'The response was very fast, and the patients were relatively stable, so we were able to successfully treat all of the injuries, which involved abdominal surgical procedures and also facial surgery,' said Matthew M. Ramseyer, MD, Trauma Surgery.
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital staff say of the six patients they saw, three needed surgeries.
The two deceased victims were identified as food service workers. One of them being campus dining employee, Robert Morales. Morales' family shared a post on social media saying that he loved his job at FSU and his beautiful wife and daughter.
The second victim, Tiru Chabba, was a 45-year-old father of two who lived in Greenville, South Carolina, and was on campus working for a vendor.
Up the road from campus, community members and FAMU students joined Seminole students to honor the shooting victims, and the lives lost.'This tragedy demonstrates that gun violence is not limited to any specific community. It can happen to any person at anytime, anywhere or in any situation, especially when you live in a state that prioritizes a bullet over a body,' said a member of Students Demand Action.
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FSU students and advocates in the community want change, specifically, from state lawmakers voting on gun legislation at the capitol.'Lawmakers, legislators, elected officials from federal down to local who aren't listening, aren't hearing our cries and our pains and our frustrations,' said Andres Perez, FSU's Student Demand Action. 'There is legislation, HB 759, that aims to lower the age limit to purchase a firearm down to 18. Now this is a complete disregard to, of course, some Marjory Stoneman Douglas Safety Act that was passed years ago with bipartisan support and with the Republican Governor Rick Scott, and so to just turn back the clock on that progress and to completely disregard the families are being affected, it's a pure shame.'As students continue to demand change in honor of the lives lost and victims from Thursday's devastating events, hospital staff say they are expecting a full recovery from all patients.
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