Coverage dated December 18, 2024

Madison school shooting; shooter messaged California man accused of plotting own attack

Headline from FOX 6 Milwaukee

A California judge has ordered a man to surrender his guns and ammunition after police learned he messaged the teen who carried out a school shooting in Wisconsin about his own plans to target a government building with a gun or explosives.

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  1. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Madison school shooting; shooter messaged California man accused of plotting own attack (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    A California judge has ordered a man to surrender his guns and ammunition after police learned he messaged the teen who carried out a school shooting in Wisconsin about his own plans to target a government building with a gun or explosives.

  2. CBS News

    Wisconsin school shooter was in contact with California man plotting his own attack, court documents say (opens CBS News)

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    A California judge issued a restraining order Tuesday against a 20-year-old man who told FBI agents that he had been messaging with the Wisconsin shooter.

  3. WSVN Miami

    California man who messaged Wisconsin shooter and planned own attack ordered to surrender guns - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A California judge has ordered a man to surrender his guns and ammunition after police learned he messaged the teen who

  4. NBC News

    California man told Wisconsin shooting suspect about plan to attack a government building, gun order says (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A California man was detained by the FBI and ordered to have his guns temporarily seized after he allegedly communicated with the 15-year-old shooter who killed two people at her Wisconsin school, documents show.

  5. KOB 4

    Authorities order California man who messaged Wisconsin school shooter and planned his own attack to surrender guns (opens KOB 4)

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    Authorities order California man who messaged Wisconsin school shooter and planned his own attack to surrender guns.

  6. Foxla

    California man messaged Wisconsin school shooter about his own attack, court documents say (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A California judge has issued a restraining order against a SoCal man, ordering him to surrender his guns after he allegedly was messaging the Wisconsin school shooter about carrying out his own attack on a government building.

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