FSU Shooter Phoenix Ikner: Biological Mom's Kidnapping and Flight to Norway

Mother's Kidnapping and Flight to Norway

• 🇳🇴 In 2015, the biological mother of accused FSU shooter Phoenix Ikner, Anne-Mari Eriksen, kidnapped him and fled to Norway.
• 💔 This occurred during a bitter custody battle with the child's father, Christopher Ikner, violating their custody agreement.
• 🗣️ Eriksen had told Christopher she was taking their son, then 11-year-old Christian Gunnar Eriksen, to South Florida for spring break.
• 📞 Christopher Ikner only discovered the kidnapping when his son accidentally revealed their location during a phone call.

Legal Battles and Name Change

• ⚖️ Eriksen was arrested upon her return to the US in July 2015 and pleaded no contest to illegally removing a child.
• 🚫 She later sued Christopher Ikner and his family for libel, claiming emotional damage to her son, but the case was dismissed seven months later.
• 📝 In 2020, Christian Eriksen legally changed his name to Phoenix Ikner.

The FSU Shooting Incident

• 🎯 Now 20 years old, Phoenix Ikner is accused of opening fire on the Florida State University campus, resulting in two deaths and five injuries.
• 🔫 Officials believe he used a handgun, possibly his stepmother's old service weapon, and was shot by police after failing to comply with commands.
• ❓ Investigators have not yet released the motive behind the attack, and the identities of the victims have not been disclosed.
• 💬 Before his identity was public, Eriksen blamed the Ikner family on Facebook, claiming they were mentally unstable and failed to respond to her messages.