Calif. man shared planned attack with teen Wis. shooting suspect: FBI

Dec 19, 2024

Jack Aylmer Energy Correspondent

By Jack Aylmer (Energy Correspondent), Evan Hummel (Producer), Ian Kennedy (Video Editor)

The FBI detained a California man on Tuesday, Dec. 17, that officials said was plotting an attack during conversations with the 15-year-old girl suspected of committing a deadly school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin. Police and FBI agents reportedly swarmed the home of 20-year-old Alexander Paffendorf in Carlsbad, California, on Tuesday to seize his guns and ammunition after a judge’s order under the state’s red flag law.

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The court’s order came following allegations that Paffendorf was planning a mass shooting with Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, the suspected Wisconsin shooter.

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Officials said, during the interview with FBI agents, that Paffendorf admitted that he told Rupnow he planned to arm himself with explosives and a gun in an attack on a government building.

The FBI did not provide further details on the pair’s communication. It’s also unclear if authorities arrested Paffendorf or if he faces any charges.

However, law enforcement said there is no current threat to the local community. Madison Police said Rupnow opened fire at a private Christian school on Monday, Dec. 16, killing a teacher and student and injuring six others.

Police found Rupnow’s body at the scene with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A motive for the shooting is still being investigated.

Tags: California, Death, Domestic terrorism, Gun laws, Gun safety, Gun violence, Guns, Investigation, Mass shootings, Murder, Police, Police officers, School Shooting, shooting, Terrorism, Terrorist Attack, Wisconsin

[JACK AYLMER]

THE F-B-I DETAINED A CALIFORNIA MAN THEY SAY WAS PLOTTING AN ATTACK DURING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING A DEADLY SCHOOL SHOOTING IN MADISON, WISCONSIN.

POLICE AND F-B-I AGENTS SWARMED THE HOME OF 20-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDER PAFFENDORF IN CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, TO SEIZE HIS GUNS AND AMMO AFTER A JUDGE’S ORDER UNDER THE STATE’S RED FLAG LAW.

THE COURT’S ORDER CAME FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS PAFFENDORF WAS PLANNING A MASS SHOOTING WITH NATALIE “SAMANTHA” RUPNOW, THE SUSPECTED WISCONSIN SHOOTER.

OFFICIALS SAY DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH F-B-I AGENTS PAFFENDORF ADMITTED HE TOLD RUPNOW HE PLANNED TO ARM HIMSELF WITH EXPLOSIVES AND A GUN IN AN ATTACK ON A GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

THE F-B-I DID NOT PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS ON THE PAIR’S COMMUNICATION.

IT’S ALSO UNCLEAR IF AUTHORITIES ARRESTED PAFFENDORF OR IF HE FACES ANY CHARGES YET.

BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT SAYS THERE’S CURRENTLY NO THREAT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

MADISON POLICE SAY RUPNOW OPENED FIRE AT A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, KILLING A TEACHER AND STUDENT AND INJURING SIX OTHERS MONDAY.

POLICE FOUND HER BODY AT THE SCENE WITH A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.

A MOTIVE FOR THE MASS SHOOTING IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED.

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