20-Year-Old Arrested in Mass Shooting Plot

Alexander Paffendorf, a 20-year-old from Carlsbad, California, has been ordered to surrender his firearms after admitting to the FBI that he communicated with 15-year-old Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow, the shooter in a tragic incident at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. Rupnow shot and killed a teacher and a student, injuring six others before dying from what are believed to be self-inflicted wounds. During an interview, Paffendorf expressed plans to arm himself with explosives and a gun to target a government building. Authorities have seized his guns following a gun violence restraining order, although it is unclear if he has been formally arrested. Local police have stated that there is no ongoing threat to the Carlsbad community. The situation continues to develop as investigations proceed.