According to records, a California man was arrested by the FBI and had his firearms temporarily seized after he reportedly spoke with the 15-year-old gunman who killed two people at her Wisconsin school.
The order, acquired by NBC San Diego, states that a 20-year-old in Carlsbad, San Diego County, was served with the gun violence emergency protective order on Tuesday.
According to the order’s narrative, the California man had spoken with Natalie Samantha Rupnow, who, according to the authorities, opened fire on Monday at Madison, Wisconsin’s Abundant Life Christian School, where she was a student, murdering two people before taking her own life.
A Carlsbad police officer wrote in the firearms order that the individual was arrested by the FBI after it was found that he was planning a mass shooting with the Madison, Wisconsin shooter.
The Carlsbad officer noted that the individual confessed to the FBI agents that he had told Rupnow that he would target a federal facility and arm himself with a gun and explosives.
According to the warrant, the FBI saw messages exchanged between him and Rupnow. It doesn’t elaborate on the conversation or the purported plans.
A court in San Diego County authorized the order, which was delivered to the Carlsbad residence shortly before nine o’clock at night. It appears on Tuesday. According to the document, a court hearing regarding the order is scheduled for January 3.
The order states that officers reported and searched for firearms, but it makes no mention of any that were found.Those who violate the order must surrender their firearms and refrain from owning any during its duration.
On Wednesday night, a representative for the FBI’s San Diego field office chose not to comment.
Madison police are in charge of the investigation, according to Carlsbad police. Questions were directed to the FBI by a Madison police spokesperson.
It’s unclear if the case involves any criminal accusations. A request for comment was not immediately answered by a representative of the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, and none of the agencies made reference to criminal charges.
An internet check of the county’s criminal records on Wednesday night turned up no cases with the man’s name.
Public records on Wednesday did not immediately provide a phone number for the man or his family.
According to a statement from Carlsbad police, there is currently no threat to the community.
Madison investigators are trying to identify the motive for Monday morning’s shooting.
According to Madison police, Rupnow, a freshman, opened fire on a study hall with mixed grades.
A staff member, Erin West, 42, and a student, Rubi Vergara, 14, were killed, the Dane County Medical Examiner s Office said, and other people were injured.
Rubi was in the ninth grade, and her gentle, loving, and kind heart was reflected in her smile, the school said in a statement Wednesday after their names were released. She was known to have a talent for music and painting and was frequently spotted with a book.
West was a substitute teacher who became a full-time staff member. The school said that because to Erin West’s efforts, ALCS is a superior institution.
Two students sustained life-threatening injuries, and they remained hospitalized Wednesday, police said. Four other people with minor injuries have been discharged.
Two guns were found at the school, only one of which was used in the shooting, police said in a statement Wednesday. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes has said the gun that was used was a handgun.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has completed its data trace of the guns, but police said more information about the weapons was not being released Wednesday.
Police are looking at Rupnow s social media accounts as part of the investigation, the police department said.
Our team is looking to connect to anyone who may have interacted with Natalie Rupnow in the days and weeks leading up to the shooting, Madison police said inWednesday s statement.
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