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California school shooter used ghost gun bought illegally in Arizona, sheriff says
The detectives determined that Kitagawa then sold the ghost gun to Litton on April 10 at a motel in Chandler, Arizona, which is a violation of Arizona law because it’s illegal for Kitagawa to possess a firearm as a convicted felon.
California man apologizes in court for his connection to Madison school shooting
Alexander Paffendorf told a judge Friday in San Diego that he would accept the consequences of his actions without explaining his precise role.
Ghost gun used in Butte County school shooting came from convicted felon in Arizona, officials say
The gun used to critically injure two elementary school students in Butte County was a modified weapon — also known as a ghost gun — the shooter bought from a felon in Arizona, officials said Tuesday.
Sheriff reveals new details in California school shooting: ‘Everything else stopped’
The man who shot two kindergartners last month sent a manifesto in the mail and as a scheduled email, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said.
School shooter bought gun from AZ man, investigators say
A Phoenix man was arrested after selling a "ghost gun" to a California school shooter, a sheriff's office said. The school shooting in California's Butte County happened on Dec. 4 of last year at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville,
Man who allegedly sold ghost gun to school shooter arrested in Arizona
Jesse Kitagawa Jr. of Arizona was arrested and accused of unlawfully selling the handgun to Glenn Litton, who allegedly used it to open fire at a California school.
California school shooter bought a 'ghost gun' from Phoenix man, investigators say
A Phoenix man was arrested after selling a "ghost gun" to a California school shooter, a sheriff's office said.
Police: Convicted Arizona felon sold gun to California school shooting suspect at Chandler motel
The gun was owned by Arizonan Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, who allegedly sold it to a suspected California gunman, 56-year-old ...
Family offers update on kindergartner injured in California school shooting. ‘Smile on his face’
The kindergartner was one of two boys injured in the Dec. 4 shooting at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville.
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Teen fired 7 shots, wounding 16-year-old in Santa Rosa gang-related shooting, police say
The teenager had three gunshot wounds. He remains hospitalized in stable condition. Santa Rosa police arrested two teenagers ...
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Madison school shooting; shooter messaged California man accused of plotting own attack
A California judge has ordered a man to surrender his guns and ammunition after police learned he messaged the teen who carried out the Madison school shooting about his own plans to target a ...
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California man detained in connection with Wisconsin school shooting, records show
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 ...
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California man linked to Wisconsin school shooting apologizes for connection without explaining his role
A California ... Life Christian School in Madison killed Rubi Patricia Vergara, a 14-year-old freshman, and 42-year-old teacher Erin Michelle West, before fatally shooting herself, police said.
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California man detained on suspicion of ‘plotting’ with Wisconsin school shooter
MADISON, Wisconsin — Authorities have detained a California man on suspicion of “plotting a mass shooting” with the 15-year-old girl who opened fire in her small Christian school in ...
Dad looking for son’s stolen scooter shot dead by 15-year-old, California cops say
Tule Bernal, 48, had been searching for an electric scooter stolen earlier that day from his 14-year-old son, police told The ...