The man suspected of killing two and injuring six others after opening fire on the Florida State University campus April 17 was denied bond during a court appearance Tuesday.

Phoenix Ikner, 20, appeared in a Leon County, Florida, court, where he was found to be indigent by Circuit Court Judge Monique Richardson. 

He was appointed a public defender, Randall Harper. Fox News Digital reached out to Harper. 

“In any case, especially one of this magnitude, the Tallahassee Police Department has the highest commitment to justice, transparency and the safety of our community,” Revell said in a news release. “We are grateful for the work of our detectives, officers, medical personnel and partner agencies who helped bring us to this point.”

People evacuate the Florida State University campus after a mass shooting in Tallahassee, Fla., April 17, 2025. (Alicia Devine/USA Today Network via Imagn Images via Reuters)

Ikner’s checkered past has been a subject of interest since the shooting. 

He was allegedly kidnapped by his biological mother in violation of a custody agreement in 2015, when he was 11, and taken to Norway, according to court records. 

Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price and Greg Norman contributed to this report.