INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A teenage student opened fire with a handgun Monday at a Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and another teenager during the
final week before Christmas break
The shooter also died, police said.The shooting occurred in a study hall and was reported to police by a second grader, police said at a
Monday night press conference
Wisconsin police identified the shooter as a 15-year-old female student.The shooter also wounded six others at Abundant Life Christian
School, including two students who were in critical condition, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said
A teacher and three students had been taken to a hospital with less serious injuries, and two of them had been released by Monday
routines, which it had done just before the school year, leaders always announce that it is a drill
Natalie Rupnow, was dead by apparent suicide when officers arrived
Barnes declined to give details about the shooter, partly out of respect for the family.He also warned people against sharing unconfirmed
capital.Wiers said the school does not have metal detectors but uses other security measures including cameras.Children and families were
reunited at a medical building about a mile away
Parents pressed children against their chests while others squeezed hands and shoulders as they walked side by side
One girl was comforted with an adult-size coat around her shoulders as she moved to a parking lot teeming with police vehicles.A motive for
the shooting was not immediately known, but Barnes said police were talking with the parents of the suspected shooter and they were
911 to report an active shooter shortly before 11 a.m
First responders who were in training just 3 miles (5 kilometers) away dashed to the school for an actual emergency, Barnes said
They arrived 3 minutes after the initial call and went into the building immediately.Classes had been taking place when the shooting
He declined to say where exactly in the school it happened.Investigators believe the shooter used a 9mm pistol, a law enforcement official
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.Police blocked off
roads around the school, and federal agents were at the scene to assist local law enforcement
whether they will resume classes this week.Bethany Highman, the mother of a student, rushed to the school and learned over FaceTime that her
He spoke with Wisconsin Gov
school and never return home.The school shooting was the latest among dozens across the U.S
in recent years, including especially deadly ones in Newtown, Connecticut; Parkland, Florida; and Uvalde, Texas.The shootings have set off
fervent debates about gun control and frayed the nerves of parents whose children are growing up accustomed to doing active shooter drills
But school shootings have done little to move the needle on national gun laws.Firearms were the leading cause of death among children in
2020 and 2021, according to KFF, a nonprofit that researches health care issues.Rhodes-Conway said the country needs to do more to prevent
