Overview

• Phoenix Ikner, 20, was arrested following a shooting at Florida State University that left two dead and six injured.
• Authorities are investigating Ikner’s motives, with attention on his family history and his mother’s recent public outburst about his father.
• Anne-Mari Eriksen, Ikner’s biological mother, posted a scathing social media rant targeting her ex-husband shortly before her son was publicly named as the shooter.
• The family history includes a 15-year custody battle, during which Eriksen abducted Ikner to Norway in 2015, causing him to miss critical medical care.
• Eriksen pleaded no contest to unlawfully removing her son from the state in 2016, and the custody dispute persisted until 2023.