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Grand Jury Says Deadly Force Justified in FSU Campus Shooter Death

December 18th, 2014 by Mike Vasilinda

There are new details tonight in the shooting that hurt three on the FSU Campus. They are from a Grand Jury report on the November 20th incident. The grand Jury found the police shooting of the assailant was justified and called officers heroic, and as Mike Vasilinda tells us, Grand Jurors also praised someone who was not at the scene.

Gunman Myron May entered and left the FSU library 17 minutes before firing the first shots outside the building. Those bullets struck and paralyzed Farhan “Ronny” Ahmed.

“He then pointed his gun at me and I feared for my life” says one 9-1-1 caller.

May then shot at two other students grazing one of them. Next May went back inside, shot one student hiding behind the welcome desk and tried to shoot a second when his gun failed.

May was pacing back and forth in front of the FSU library when confronted by FSU police and told to put his gun down. State Attorney Willie Meggs says police tried to spare May’s life. “He actually made statements like that, why don’t you shoot me. When they would not shoot him because he would not drop the gun, he shot at them and them, and they, of course, shot him back.”

May was shot 15 times. A grand jury found police were justified and called their actions heroic.

The grand jury also singled out the dispatcher who was on duty here at the FSU police Department. They say her quick actions saved lives. Camila Peralta was on duty early that morning and took the first call from a non 911 line. Meggs says she showed true professionalism. “remained calm during it all, and was doing a lot of things at the same time.”

Q: She saved lives?”

“Absolutely, she saved lives.”

Inside the FSU Police Station, a Christmas tree is decorated with Crime scene tape. There are notes o f thanks from students and parents. Posters of gratitude adorn walls. Chief David Perry says training paid off.

The dispatcher on duty, Camila Peralta came to FSU with plenty of experience. She was on duty in November 2009 when a 13 people were killed and 30 others wounded at Food Hood Texas.