New Delhi, April 18 -- A Florida State University student who allegedly opened fire near the Student Union building on Thursday, killing two and injuring six, was previously at the center of a high-profile international child custody battle, according to a report. The suspect, 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, was shot by law enforcement at the scene and remains hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Phoenix Ikner was previously known as Christian Gunnar Eriksen. He changed his name in 2020, years after his biological mother allegedly abducted him and fled the United States, as per ABC News report.

According to a 2015 affidavit from the Leon County Sheriff's Office, Christian was taken by his mother, Anne-Mari Eriksen...