FSU Shooting Survivor Recounts Ordeal, Friend Remembers Victim

Survivor's Account of the FSU Shooting

• 🎯 Madison Askins, a graduate student at Florida State University, recounted her harrowing experience of being shot from behind during a campus shooting.
• 🎭 She described playing dead as the gunman reloaded, finding a sense of safety only when an officer began tending to her wound.
• 🗣️ When asked what she would say to the shooter, Askins stated, "He doesn't deserve any more of my time," emphasizing that he had already taken enough.

Remembering Robert Morales

• 🤝 Adolf Tusant shared memories of his friend, 57-year-old Robert Morales, describing him as a supportive and impactful individual.
• 💖 Tusant and Morales shared a deep bond, having both battled kidney disease and received transplants, continuing their journey together.
• 🌟 Morales was passionate about his role managing food services at FSU, cherishing his job, colleagues, and the opportunity to serve students.
• 👨‍🏫 He was known as a mentor to many, offering support and embodying the qualities of a truly good person.

Impact of the Tragedy

• 💔 The shooting also claimed the life of 45-year-old Tru Chaba, a food vendor from South Carolina, adding to the tragedy.
• ⏱️ University officers responded to the incident within 4 minutes of the shooting.
• 🌱 Tusant expressed that Morales's death has profoundly changed his outlook on life, inspiring him to embrace loved ones and live more intentionally, much like Robert did.