TN School Shooter Egged On Earlier School Shooter

ProPublica reports:

Moments before 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow opened fire inside her Madison, Wisconsin, school, killing two people and herself last month, a social media account believed to be hers posted a photograph on X showing someone sitting in a bathroom stall and flashing a hand gesture that has become a symbol for white supremacy. As news about the shooting broke, another X user responded: “Livestream it.”

Extremism researchers now believe that second account belonged to 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, who police say walked into his high school cafeteria in Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday and fired 10 shots, killing one classmate and then himself. Archives of another X account linked to him show that he posted a similar photo to Rupnow’s in his final moments.

While there isn’t any evidence that Rupnow and Henderson plotted their attacks together, extremism researchers who have tracked their social media activity told Wisconsin Watch and ProPublica that the two teenagers were active in the same online networks that glorify mass shooters, even crossing paths. Across various social media platforms, the networks trade hateful memes alongside terrorist literature, exchange tips on how to effectively commit attacks and encourage one another to carry out their own.

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A depressing scoop: Madison and Nashville School Shooters Appear to Have Crossed Paths in Online Extremist Communities
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— Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein.bsky.social) January 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM

Nashville school shooter’s manifesto reveals he was inspired by Hitler and Candace Owens

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— Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) January 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM

The 17 year old boy who shot and killed a student at a Nashville high school yesterday posted photos of Nazis and school shooters online and railed against “race mixing.” He also praised Hitler and said he wanted to “take revenge” on society,

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— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts.bsky.social) January 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM