Current shootings in Wisconsin – NBC Chicago

Current shootings in Wisconsin – NBC Chicago

Editor’s Note: For the latest updates on the shootings at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, click here.

The person suspected of carrying out a shooting on Monday at Abundant Life Christian School, a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, was a teenage student at the school, police said.

Officers responded to a call of an active shooter at the school just before 11 a.m., Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said during a news conference. When officers arrived, they found “multiple victims with gunshot wounds.” No officers fired shots during the incident.

Six people were injured, including two students who were in critical condition. Four of those people – three students and a teacher – were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Two of these people were released from the hospital on Monday evening.

MORE: What we know so far about the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin

Barnes said the suspected shooter was found dead inside the building by police. She was identified as a 15-year-old student.

The shooter’s family cooperated with investigators after the shooting, the police chief said.

Police were working to find out “as many answers as possible” while interviewing witnesses and obtaining search warrants to obtain additional information, Barnes said.

Barnes said the shooting was confined to one room, but did not specify whether it was a classroom. A pistol was recovered at the scene.

According to the Madison Police Department, the other person who died was the suspected shooter.

“This is something we are all preparing for, but we hope we never have to do it,” the police chief said. “We are still in the process of systematically clearing this school, clearing every vehicle and ensuring that there are no further threats to this community that we believe there are not.”

Where is Abundant Life Christian School?

Founded in 1978, Abundant Life Christian School is a private school located at 4901 E. Buckeye Road in Madison, Wisconsin. According to its website, it has about 390 students, ranging from kindergarten to high school.

According to its website, the school serves approximately 200 families from approximately 56 different churches in the greater Dane County area, including the Madison metropolitan area and surrounding communities.

A post at 12:38 p.m. on the school’s Facebook page said there had been an “active shooter incident” at the school.

“Please pray for our Challenger family,” the post continued.

This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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