Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in November

By KATE PAYNE Associated Press Account for America TALLAHASSEE Fla AP The trial for the Florida State University candidate accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April is set to go to trial this November At a incident management conference in a Tallahassee courthouse on Wednesday Second Judicial Circuit Judge Lance Neff set jury selection in the scenario of -year-old Phoenix Ikner to begin Nov Related Articles US stocks tick toward records after an encouraging record on inflation US producer prices unchanged with wholesale inflation remaining under control American flags destroyed on Cape Cod bridge honoring fallen Massachusetts Marine Opinion Heatwaves proof coal gas are workhorses At present in History July Trinity nuclear weapon test Ikner s attorney citizens defender Peter Mills commented he demands more time to delve into the development which involves extensive video surveillance footage and witness testimony I object to that judge Mills commented of the trial schedule I am still researching the affair My client s entitled to effective assistance of counsel Neff indicated he s open to hearing out Mills concerns saying we can talk about what what you need in order to investigate the matter As far as the prosecution Second Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jack Campbell mentioned we ll be ready So far the defense has not participated in discovery the process of exchanging information between the parties about evidence and spectators But that is expected to change Ikner s attorney announced Ikner faces two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted first-degree murder He is the stepson of a local sheriff s deputy and investigators say he used his stepmother s former function weapon to carry out the shooting Prosecutors in the circumstance intend to seek the death penalty Kate Payne is a corps member for The Associated Press Assessment for America Statehouse News Initiative Account for America is a nonprofit national operation activity that places journalists in local newsrooms to account on undercovered issues