MILWAUKEE — A 20-year-old California man has been detained on suspicion of “plotting” to coordinate a mass shooting at a government building in conjunction with the Madison school shooter , according to court records.
FBI agents detained Alexander Paffendorf, of Carlsbad, California, according to an emergency gun violence restraining order reviewed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of USA TODAY Network. Authorities in Wisconsin said Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, 15, shot and killed a student and teacher , and injured six others, at Abundant Life Christian School earlier this week.
The detainment was first reported by CBS 8 on Wednesday.
“During an FBI interview, Paffendorf admitted to the FBI agents that he told Rupnow that he would arm himself with explosives and a gun and that he would target a government building,” the order says.
According to the order, FBI agents “saw the messages from Paffendorf to Rupnow.”