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MADISON, Wis. -- A Florida man who was found to have communicated with the Abundant Life Christian School shooter was arrested for allegedly planning a mass shooting at a law enforcement facility. According to the arrest affidavit Damien Blade Allen and the 15-year-old girl who police say opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in December, killing two and injuring six, exchanged messages for months over TikTok. A joint investigation between FBI and US revealed Damien Blade Allen allegedly conspired with other individuals online to commit mass violence. Allen was also arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer. He allegedly...

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...

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...

The gun used by the 15-year-old girl who allegedly opened fire in Madison’s Abundant Life Christian School was purchased legally. Breitbart News reported that the 15-year-old had two handguns with her and WISN noted that Madison Chief of Police Shon Barnes indicated both were legally acquired. Barnes seemed to indicate that police, with the help of the ATF, have learned who purchased them but will not identify said person at this time for the sake of preserving the integrity of the investigation. He made clear investigators are seeking “anyone who may have been involved, who may have had some effort...

The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California who authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents that became public Wednesday. Police were still investigating why the 15-year-old student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison shot and killed a fellow student and teacher on Monday before shooting herself, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. Two other students who were shot remained in critical condition on Wednesday. “We may never know what...

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.

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.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin police did not plan any public updates Wednesday on the extremely rare religious school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others, a day after the city’s mayor chastised reporters and urged them to leave victims alone. Police have been tight-lipped about why a 15-year-old student at Abundant Life Christian Christian School shot and killed a fellow student and teacher on Monday, before shooting herself. Two other students who were shot remained in critical condition on Wednesday. Tension over police not releasing additional information spilled over into a news conference on...

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.

A new national poll from Emerson College reveals a startling trend among young American voters: More respondents aged 18 to 29 believe the targeted assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was acceptable than those who do not.The poll highlights a sharp generational divergence on the issue. A total of 41 percent of voters aged 18-29 find the killer’s actions acceptable, 24 percent somewhat acceptable and 17 percent completely acceptable), while 40 percent find them unacceptable. Noting that 68 percent of voters overall reject the killer’s action, Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said the results show shifting societal...

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...

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.

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...