Greenville, SC man was 1 of 2 people killed in FSU mass shooting, attorneys say
A Greenville, S.C., man was one of the two people killed Thursday in the mass shooting at Florida State University, according to a Columbia law firm that says it was hired by the man’s family.
Tiru Chabba, 45, who was serving as a regional vice president for Aramark Collegiate Hospitality — a national provider of campus dining services — was on a visit to Florida State’s campus when a student, Phoenix Ikner, 20, opened fire, killing Chabba and Robert Morales, a dining coordinator, according to a report by The Daily Mail.
His family has hired Bakari Sellers and Jim Bannister of the Strom Law Firm to represent their interests, according to a news release from the law firm.
Chabba was survived by his wife and two children.
“Tiru Chabba’s family is going through the unimaginable now,” Sellers said in the release. “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.”
Ikner wounded six other people, according to authorities.
“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 shooting.”
