MADISON, Wis. — Madison school shooter Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow is being idolized and copied in the same violent online community that helped radicalize her — a group that has ties to six other recent K-12 school shooters, experts say.
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Community members write messages to those who died in the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School on hearts hanging from crosses in December 2024 at the state Capitol in Madison.
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Madison police officers control the perimeter of the suspect's residence on the North Side the day after a shooting left two students and a teacher dead at Abundant Life Christian School.
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A member of law enforcement walks past a sign for Abundant Life Christian School after the school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, on Dec. 16, 2024.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Emergency personnel gather outside Antioch High School after a shooting on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. The shooter followed a similar pathway to online radicalization as the Madison school shooter.
METRO NASHVILLE POLICE VIA AP
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The Anti-Defamation League analyzed the "striking similarities" between Natalie Rupnow and Solomon Henderson's online footprints. Read their study online at:
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Flowers are placed near the Annunciation Catholic School on Aug. 28, one day after a shooting at the school.
Abbie Parr, Associated Press
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Parents, students and others gathered for a community support meeting at Mount Horeb High School Thursday, a day after an armed student was killed outside the middle school in May 2024.
AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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A staging area is set up for families at SSM Health Dean Medical Group after a the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School on Dec. 16, 2024.
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Jeffrey Rupnow, father of Abundant Life Christian School shooter Natalie Rupnow, at his preliminary hearing in June. He has been charged with three felonies related to contributing to his daughter's delinquency and allegedly providing her with access to guns.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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Madison West High School students march to the state Capitol in support of more stringent gun control laws Dec. 20, 2024, following the Abundant Life shooting.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL
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