TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Family members continued to lament following a fatal mass shooting that killed two people and injured six at Florida State University.
The attorney representing Thiru Chaba, one of the men killed on campus that day, is now speaking out.
Along with Jim Bannister and J. Robert Bell, civil rights lawyer Bakari Sellers said that when the family lamented their loss, they are now trying to understand what exactly happened.
“Families want to know why,” said civil rights attorney Bakari Sellers. “As you can imagine, you lose your father and you can’t have a child. You can’t explain why. When dad works, they are supposed to go home.”
For students in the semester, it was last week, the finals are happening, graduation is this weekend, and we are doing our best to recover from the tragedy that happened just two weeks ago, so there is little detail on the investigation, and the victim’s families are seeking answers.
“We want to have something thorough, so we can know what, when, why this happened,” the seller said.
Her 45-year-old father and husband, Thiru Chaba, were killed when gunmen fired fire just outside the Student Union.
“Last week there was a funeral where a great man was buried. The only conversation our family had with law enforcement was when they were informed of his death.
He was on FSU campus Thursday as an employee of Aramark, a vendor used by the university.
“The Chava family has realised that there is a period of mourning that really doesn’t end,” Bannister said. “They never have Till gone missing. He’s not there to see his children graduating from high school. He’s not there to marry them or have grandchildren.
“The issues with lawmakers, questions to the university, and questions to stakeholders are what we can see that this won’t happen again, and the only way we can do that is to fully diagnose what happened,” the seller said.
The president of Richard McCullough said he also wanted an answer as to what happened.
“I am grateful for what the Chava family lawyers say today. Me and everyone else in Florida share the sadness of their families,” McCullough said. “We share their rage. We share their desire for answers. We can assure you that Florida State is fully cooperating with law enforcement. We look forward to the day when all the facts are known.”
