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Elena Barrera

St. Augustine

Breaking News Reporter at Tallahassee Democrat

covering breaking news for @TDOnline | @ufjschool alum | former reporter for @FreshTakeFla, @WUFTNews & @TheAlligator

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  • 5 days ago | yahoo.com | Elena Barrera

    One thing went through Chris Joseph's mind after a round of gunshots rang out: "If you don't run fast enough, you're going to die."Joseph had just started walking away from an event setup on Union Green next to Moore Auditorium — which is right next to the student union where the mass shooting took place — on Florida State University's campus when bullets went flying. He and throngs of other students sprinted away, trying to distance themselves from the gunfire.

  • 6 days ago | yahoo.com | Elena Barrera |Liam Rooney |Jim Henry

    The Florida State University shooting took what loved ones described as a big-hearted man. Robert Morales, the university's dining coordinator, was one of the two people shot and killed during the mass shooting that shook the university and community. Aside from his dining service work, Robert was a long-time special teams coach for Leon High School’s football program and a partner in local favorite Gordos Cuban Cuisine.

  • 6 days ago | yahoo.com | Elena Barrera

    With grim faces and teary eyes, officials took stock of the dead and injured in America's latest mass shooting – one that shook Florida State University's campus. The air inside FSU's Turnbull Conference Center was heavy the evening of April 17 as FSU Police Chief Jason Trumbower announced the news: two dead and six injured. The shooter, 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, who is "believed to be a current FSU student," was also shot, injured and transported to the hospital.

  • 1 week ago | eu.dispatch.com | Arianna Otero |Jim Rosica |Jeff Burlew |Alaijah Brown |Elena Barrera |Tarah Jean

    Two people are dead and at least six people are injured on Florida State University's campus Thursday after a gunman opened fire. The first reports of a shooting came in around noon. At around 3:30 p.m., the university was telling the campus community "law enforcement has neutralized the threat" but warned that multiple buildings were still "active crime scenes."This is a developing news story and is being updated continuously. New items are posted below.

  • 1 week ago | usatoday.com | Arianna Otero |Jim Rosica |Jeff Burlew |Alaijah Brown |Elena Barrera |Tarah Jean | +1 more

    The 20-year-old son of a Leon County sheriff's deputy used his mother's gun to go on a shooting rampage on Florida State University's Tallahassee campus Thursday, killing two people and wounding six others, law enforcement officials said. The alleged shooter was himself shot and taken to a local hospital. The surviving student victims were listed in fair condition. The first reports of a shooting came in around noon, sirens wailed for about an hour afterward.

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Elena Barrera
Elena Barrera @elenabarreraaa
27 Mar 25

Last night, commissioners, city staff, hospital leaders and community members spent over two hours talking about Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare's future at the city commission meeting. Read the recap of the discussion here @TDOnline. https://t.co/kZWKRpnCgN

Elena Barrera
Elena Barrera @elenabarreraaa
26 Mar 25

"I think this was really mismanaged," City Commissioner Jack Porter said.