TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Two food service employees were identified as the people k!lled when a gu::nman opened fire on the Florida State University campus Thursday.

“We are heartbroken to confirm that an Aramark employee was among those k!lled at FSU yesterday in that senseless act of violence,” a spokesperson for the food service provider said in a statement. “We are absolutely shaken by the news and our deepest sympathies are with the family and our entire Aramark community.”
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The Aramark employee was identified as Tiru Chabba, a 45-year-old father of two. He was a resident of Greenville, South Carolina, according to his family’s attorney.

Tiru Chabba (Courtesy: Strom Law Firm)

The other campus dining employee was identified by family as Robert Morales, who was originally from Miami-Dade County. He was also a FSU alum.

“You deserved better, Robert. Thank you for being in my life,” a man claiming to be Morales’ older brother wrote in a post on X.

Robert Morales (Credit: Florida State University)

The Morales brothers’ father, Ricardo Morales, was a Cuban exile turned CIA operative in South Florida with the nickname “Monkey.” Ricardo Morales Jr. describes his father’s work as a contract agent for the CIA in the forthcoming book, “Monkey Morales: The True Story of a Mythic Cuban Exile, Assassin, CIA Operative, FBI Informant, Smuggler, and Dad,” which is expected to be published later this year.

“Dubbed ‘The Monkey’ for his disruptive and unpredictable escapades, Morales grabbed headlines for decades as tales of his bombings, arrests, assassination attempts (both those he executed and those he suffered), and testimony constructed a real-life spy adventure unlike anything brought to page or screen,” reads promotional material from publisher Simon & Schuster.

The elder Morales was fatally shot in a bar brawl in 1982 at the age of 43.

A spokesperson for Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare said in a statement that two of the six injured patients are expected to be discharged from the hospital on Friday. Three sh00ting victims’ conditions are improving, while another remained “in fair condition.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Florida State University Sh00ting Victims Identified: What We Know

Robert Morales and Tiru Chabba, both fathers and food service workers, were k!lled when a g::unman opened fire at FSU’s campus in Tallahassee on Thursday, April 17

Tiru Chabba; Robert Morales. Photo: Courtesy of The Strom Law Firm; gofundme

A dining worker and a food services executive have been identified by family as the two victims who d!ed Thursday, April 17 in the mass sh00ting at Florida State University.

Robert Morales was a dining coordinator at FSU and Tiru Chabba was a regional vice president with Aramark Collegiate Hospitality, according to their LinkedIn profiles.

In a post shared to X on Thursday, Ricardo Morales Jr. identified his younger brother Robert as a fatal victim of the sh00ting.

“Today we lost my younger Brother, He was one of the victims k!lled at FSU. He loved his job at FSU and his beautiful Wife and Daughter. I’m glad you were in my Life.”

According to NBC Miami, friends say Morales was one of the founders of a popular Cuban restaurant known as Gordos Cuban Cuisine in Tallahassee.

Morales was also a “beloved” assistant football coach at Leon High School, the school wrote on its website, adding that his loss is “deeply felt” by the school community.

“He was a trusted coach, a respected colleague, and a cherished friend to many,” the school wrote. “The loss of Coach Morales is deeply felt by all of us at Leon High School, especially during this difficult and tragic time.”

The school described him as having a “true passion for mentoring young athletes.”

A GoFundMe campaign was also created by loved ones to help support Robert’s surviving family.

In a press release shared with PEOPLE on Friday, April 18, the Strom Law Firm identified Chabba, a 45-year-old father of two from Greenville, S.C., as the other fatal victim. He worked as an employee of Aramark Collegiate Hospitality, which supplies food to universities.

Aramark confirmed the d3ath of one of its employees early on Friday but did not identify Chabba. However, the law firm confirmed Chabba was an Aramark worker.

Tiru Chabba.Aramark Collegiate Hospitality/LinkedIn

“We are heartbroken to confirm that an Aramark employee was among those k!lled at FSU yesterday in that senseless act of violence,” an Aramark spokesperson said in a Friday statement to PEOPLE. “We are absolutely shaken by the news and our deepest sympathies are with the family and our entire Aramark community.”

National civil rights attorney Bakari Sellers, who is representing the Chabba family, says they are “going through the unimaginable now.”

“Instead of hiding Easter eggs and visiting with friends and family, they’re living a nightmare where this loving father and devoted husband was stolen from them in an act of senseless and preventable violence,” Sellers says. “We ask you to keep his family in your thoughts and prayers as we fight to ensure they see justice that honors the memories of Mr. Chabba and all the victims of Thursday’s sh00ting.”

The mass sh00ting at FSU’s student union building on its Tallahassee campus unfolded around 12 p.m. on Thursday, k!lling Morales and Chabba, and hospitalizing six others.

FSU Sh00ting Suspect ID’d as 20-Year-Old Son of Sheriff’s Deputy

Phoenix Ikner.Instagram

Phoenix Ikner, 20, was identified as the suspected sh00ter. Leon County Sheriff Walter McNeil said at a Thursday press conference that Ikner is the son of a Leon County sheriff’s deputy and the handgu::n found at the scene belonged to his mother.

“Unfortunately, her son had access to one of her weapons,” the sheriff said.

Ikner was also taken to the hospital after being shot by police.

McNeil said the sh00ter was “deeply embedded” in the sheriff department’s community and that his mother, a deputy, has been with the department for 18 years.

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The school sent out an urgent lockdown alert, telling students to “lock and stay away from all doors and windows and be prepared to take additional protective measures” as the incident unfolded. The school lifted its campus lockdown around 3:20 p.m. local time.

Trumbower said the sh00ting was reported to campus police at 11:50 a.m. The suspect was soon “neutralized.”

The university planned to hold a vigil in honor of the victims at 5 p.m. on Friday, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.