The grandmother of Florida State gunman Phoenix Echner reportedly accused her parents of affecting the campus shooting that left two dead and several others injured.
Susan Eriksen accused his grandson of his father and stepmother, Deputy Jessica Ichner.
“They taught him how to hunt, they were prejudiced people, and they hated a lot of people,” said the 79-year-old grandma. He spoke to dailymail.com At her condo on Friday, Florida’s capital.
“He was the sweetest child, clever,” she said, sobbing briefly.
Eriksen, the alleged maternal grandmother of the archer, claims that he has never seen a 20-year-old grandson in 10 years, and that repeated attempts to see him were not answered following the controversial custody battle between Ichner’s biological mother, Anne Marie Eriksen, and his father.
The boy’s tearful mother said she was “shocked” by the tragic events that unfolded Thursday.
“I’m just as shocked as everyone else… sorry, this is extremely difficult,” Anne Marie, 46, told the outlet.
“It’s very upsetting… you just don’t think this will happen. There are a lot of ups and downs today.”
The FSU student is allegedly murdered two employees of foodservice company Aramark, 57-year-old Robert Morales and 45-year-old Tiru Chabba. He is expected to survive.
The footage circulating on social media depicts a horrifying scene of genocide and panic as the only gunman fired quick shots at seemingly random people near the campus student union building.
According to classmates, Inker, who has been allegedly caught up in a handgun and shotgun since then, has been said to have since promoted the “white supremacist” views and spouted “gross” racial rhetoric.
“This guy should not have access to a firearm,” said one classmate Lucas Lugietti.
“I started to debate with him about how bad he said in class,” Lugietti told USA Today.
“What are you supposed to do? His mother is a police officer and Florida doesn’t have a very strong Red Flag Act.”
Police have yet to provide the motivation behind the mass shootings.
