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Alexander Paffendorf appeared by video in a collared shirt and tie in court on Friday to face the consequences of his actions, without detailing his role in the Abundant Life Christian School shooting on December 16. Police have said Paffendorf admitted to federal agents that he had been messaging school shooter 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow about attacking a government building with a gun and explosives while she carried out the attack at the small Christian school. A motive for the shooting still remains unclear, with police saying they do not know whether anyone was specifically targeted in the attack as some...

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes is leaving the department after being selected to lead the Seattle Police Department, the Seattle Mayor’s Office announced. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said Barnes was chosen after a nationwide search. Chief Barnes has been with the Madison Police Department since 2021. Communities nationwide heard from Barnes this week after a 15-year-old student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, in Madison, killing two people and wounding several others. “Earlier this week, under tragic circumstances, the nation received its introduction to Chief Shon Barnes,” said Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell. “We all saw firsthand what our team...

Alexander Paffendorf, 20, of Carlsbad, was detained by FBI agents on suspicion of 'plotting' to coordinate a mass shooting at government buildings in conjunction with Rupnow, according to an emergency gun violence restraining order reviewed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It notes that FBI agents 'saw the messages from Paffendorf to Rupnow.' It was not immediately clear how Paffendorf knew Rupnow, and Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told the Journal Sentinel he did not have any information about the arrest in California, and referred questions to the FBI.

The Dane County medical examiner's office has identified the three individuals who died in Monday's shooting at Abundant Life Christian School as Erin M. West, 42, of Deforest; Natalie "Samantha" L. Rupnow, 15, of Madison; and Rubi P. Vergara, 14, of Madison. The medical examiner's office initially reported West's first name incorrectly.

Madison police say there are multiple injuries following a shooting at Madison Abundant Life Christian School. Officers were dispatched to the scene around 11 a.m. Monday. The Dane County Sheriff’s office is assisting with the investigation.

According to investigative journalist Andy Ngo, she posted a purported "sneak peek" of the manifesto to her Discord account, "@brainedout." In the earlier version, Rupnow allegedly discussed a desire to "exterminate" all males, including infants and the elderly, in a rant apparently inspired by extremist culture among fringe social media circles.

Newly uncovered photos and online accounts purportedly associated with the Wisconsin teen school shooter suggest a deeply disturbing obsession with other school shooters such as Columbine killer Eric Harris — and even show her wearing a t-shirt of his favorite band. A now-eerie snapshot of Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, 15, was posted on her father’s Facebook page and shows her aiming a rifle at a shooting range wearing a shirt from the German industrial rock band KMFDM. Harris was seen in photos also wearing one of the band’s T-shirts before he and Dylan Klebold went on to murder 13 people in...

After ducking questions for much of the day, Madison, Wisc. Police Chief Shon Barnes finally revealed the identity of the suspected shooter found dead inside a private Christian school on Monday. While there is currently no evidence suggesting that the suspect is transgender, Chief Barnes said that he won’t even consider whether gender status or ideology was a factor. In earlier press briefings, Barnes first denied knowing if the body found was either “male or female,” then later said he would not reveal the students “gender.” Chief Barnes’ obfuscations and the terminology he used throughout much of the day fueled...

Officials are trying to determine why a 15-year-old girl allegedly opened fire at her school, Abundant Life Christian School, on Monday morning, killing a fellow student and teacher in a heinous crime that shocked the community of Madison, Wisconsin. The motive appears to be a combination of factors, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said at a news conference Tuesday. Police are talking to students to determine if bullying was one of the factors, he said.

Following the shooting on Monday at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin, Joe Biden is issuing a renewed call for greater gun control.

Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow / PHOTO: @remarks via X Amid speculation that the latest school shooting at a Christian school in a deep-blue community may have involved another transgender terrorist, the police chief in Madison, Wisc., said the suspect’s gender confusion was irrelevant to the case.The suspect, identified as Natalie Samantha Rupnow, reportedly opened fire in a study hall at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, killing a substitute teacher and a fellow student, and leaving others critically injured. Rupnow then committed suicide.As noted by David Riedman, founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database, female school shooters have historically been...

We've got more information on the 15-year-old Abundant Life shooter, and it looks like she was a mass-shooting fanatic with violent feminist beliefs. Journalist Andy Ngo has the scoop: Exclusive: Madison, Wisc. Christian school mass shooter identified Connect with Andy Ngo and other members of NGOGO ZONE community NGO.LOCALS.COM https://ngo.locals.com/post/6470000/exclusive-madison-wisc-christian-school-mass-shooter-identified The shooter, whose name we will withhold as to not give her the infamy she desired, killed a fellow student and a teacher before turning the gun on herself. Six others were wounded, two of whom have critical injuries. She carried out the mass shooting in the school library, according...

President Joe Biden responded to reports of a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, and called for Congress to “pass commonsense gun safety laws.” In a press release from the White House, Biden highlighted how his administration had “taken aggressive action to combat the gun violence epidemic” and had “passed the most significant gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years.” Biden’s statement came after at least one teacher and one student at the Abundant Life Christian School were left dead after a shooter opened fire on Monday morning.

The female school shooter, who gunned down students and teachers before turning the gun on herself in Wisconsin, was named by officials on Monday night. Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow, 15, killed a student, a teacher, and then herself at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison shortly before 11am on Monday. Rupnow's alleged manifesto has been circulating on social media. Police said they have not confirmed the document's validity. Two people are currently fighting for their lives in hospital after the rampage. Rupnow - who died from a self-inflicted gun wound on the way to hospital after the school shooting - opened...

A Wisconsin school shooter who killed two was a girl, police sources say. The unidentified female shooter killed a student, teacher and then herself at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison shortly before 11am Monday. Police have yet to reveal the identity of the shooter, her victims or a possible motive. Wisconsin police have refused to release the age of the teenage student who opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, killing two. At least two students remain critically injured in hospital. Follow along for DailyMail.com's live updates of the ongoing situation.