FSU Junior Describes 10 Minutes of Terror During Campus Shooting

Experiencing the Shooting

• 🎯 Ryan Cedergren, a 21-year-old FSU junior, was at the student union bowling alley when a shooting began on campus.
• 🏃‍♂️ He recounts how people from a nearby campus bar started running into bathrooms and closets, prompting him and others to seek shelter.
• 🎳 Initially hiding in a billiard's room, they later hid behind bowling pinsetter machines as FSU police arrived.
• ⏱️ The intense experience lasted about 10 minutes before police escorted them out.

Campus Reaction and Preparedness

• 😔 Cedergren describes the campus as quiet, somber, and filled with people hugging strangers and asking if they are okay.
• 🏫 He noted that the university seemed to have a good plan in place, with alerts and a secret code word for police entry.
• 🚨 The student mentioned that lockdown drills since kindergarten have prepared students for such events.

Shooter and Law Enforcement Response

• 💔 Cedergren expressed shock that the shooter used his mother's weapon, a deputy's weapon, to commit the act.
• 🔍 He had never heard of the suspect before and condemned the act as cowardly.
• 👏 High praise is given to the Leon County Sheriff's Office, TAS Police, and FSU Police for their quick response, arriving on the scene in minutes.
• ⚠️ It is noted that the shooter had three guns, indicating the potential for a much worse situation had law enforcement not intervened.