A 20-year-old California man is accused of planning a mass shooting at a government building in a parallel and coordinated attack with a teenage girl who shot and killed two people at a Christian school in Wisconsin on Monday, according to reports. was detained.
Alexander Paffendorf of Carlsbad messaged Natalie “Samantha” Lupnow, 15, about targeting municipal buildings during the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. It is said that they exchanged it. gun violence restraining order Get it on CBS 8.
A two-page emergency restraining order from the Carlsbad Police Department states: “During FBI interrogation, Paffendorf told Lupnow that he was armed with explosives and a gun and intended to target government buildings. “He admitted this to FBI agents.”
The civil order does not reveal the building where he allegedly planned the attack or details of his conversations with Rapnow, who shot and killed 42-year-old substitute teacher Erin West and a 14-year-old freshman student before committing suicide. Not yet. Rubi Vergara at her old school.
A San Diego Superior Court judge approved the order Tuesday night under California's Red Flag Gun Control Act, according to a local California news outlet. The order requires Paffendorf to turn over all guns and ammunition to police within 48 hours.
Neighbors told CBS 8 that more than a dozen police cars were parked outside Paffendorf's home shortly after the judge approved the emergency order.
“They had guns all over the street,” neighbor Alex Gallegos said. “There were police cars. I think there were about 15 police officers here.”
He said he watched from his home as they removed a large box of guns.
Messages between Mr. Paffendorf and Mr. Lupnow may provide some insight into the high school freshman's motivations for the school shooting. Investigators are still investigating the motive for the deadly violence.
In addition to the two fatalities, Lupnow shot and killed five other students and one teacher. Two of the students remain in critical condition.
