TAMPA, Fla. — In less than two weeks, students will head back to college campuses across Florida. For many at Florida State University, it’ll be their first time back since April’s deadly shooting.

That includes a Tampa Bay area woman who was injured in the attack.

10 Tampa Bay News first met Madison Askins in late April, just days after she was released from a Tallahassee hospital. Since then, she said she’s only progressed but admits some parts of the healing process are still tough.

During Askins’ Spring semester at Florida State, she was shot when another student opened fire on campus killing two and injuring several others. Not long after, she said wouldn’t let that moment define her or stop her.

And she hasn’t. With a fresh new look, trading blonde in for something darker, she

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