School shootings in Madison, Wisconsin: Police identify deceased 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow as the shooter

School shootings in Madison, Wisconsin: Police identify deceased 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow as the shooter

Four people were killed and a gunman was killed at a Christian school in Wisconsin, police said

Natalie Rupnow, a 15-year-old student, allegedly opened fire at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday morning, killing a classmate and a teacher, police said.

Investigators have not yet been able to determine a motive.

Police responded to reports of an active shooter at Abundant Life Christian School shortly before 11 a.m. and entered the building immediately upon arrival.

The suspected shooter was dead when police arrived, said Shon Barnes, chief of the Madison Police Department.

Six other people were injured in the incident.

Two victims are in critical condition with life-threatening injuries and four others have non-life-threatening injuries.

The police recovered a pistol at the school.

The suspected shooter’s family is cooperating with police, the chief said. The motive remains under investigation and the suspected shooter’s cause of death has yet to be officially determined, Barnes said, although police suspect the death was caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

President Joe Biden has been informed of the school shooting, the White House said.

Barnes warned the public to rely on credible reports of the shooting and not to spread false information on social media.

Nancy Pelosi responds to the Madison shooting

Josh MarcusDecember 17, 2024 4:30 am

‘We still haven’t done enough’: Parkland survivor of Madison shooting

David Hogg, a survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, said Monday that the school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, shows “we still haven’t done enough” to stop gun violence against children.

“We still have a lot to do. “Obviously Congress needs to do more to combat these things and prevent them in the first place,” he told ABC News on Monday.

“At the same time, I’m also thinking about the shootings that we don’t hear about because they were prevented by the Red Flag law that we passed after Parkland.”

Josh MarcusDecember 17, 2024 3:30 am

Family of teenage shooter has ‘long conversation’ with police

The family of Madison school shooter Natalie Rupnow is cooperating with police, Madison officials said Monday night.

The 15-year-old’s father spoke to police Monday evening, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told reporters.

“We have no reason to believe at this time that they have committed a crime,” Barnes said of the family.

Josh MarcusDecember 17, 2024 3:03 am

Madison police “don’t know” if the shooter was transgender as the police chief urges the public to put “personal biases” aside

The Madison Police Department has responded to rapidly spreading, unconfirmed online speculation that the shooter in today’s Madison school shooting was transgender.

Chief Shon Barnes said Monday night that he did not know whether Natalie Rupnow, who died in the shooting, was transgender, but that gender was not immediately important.

“I don’t think what happened today had anything to do with how she, he or they wanted to identify,” Barnes said. “I wish people would leave their personal biases aside. We have people doing another school shooting in Madison. That’s what I’m going to focus on in the near future.”

Josh MarcusDecember 17, 2024 02:55

Second-grader called 911 during shooting in Madison

According to police, it was a second-grader who called police Monday morning to alert them to the shooting in Madison.

“Let this sink in for a moment: A second grader called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report a school shooting,” Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said Monday.

The shooting occurred in a study hall filled with students from different grades, police said.

Josh MarcusDecember 17, 2024 02:49

Police identify suspect in Madison shooting

Madison police have identified the gunman who killed two people and died in a school shooting Monday morning.

The person is 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who was previously described by officers as a student at the school.

Police said Monday that a suspected document from the shooter circulating online had not been verified.

Josh MarcusDecember 17, 2024 02:39

Wisconsin governor reacts to shooting in Madison

Josh MarcusDecember 17, 2024 02:27

Madison shooter planned attack in advance: report

Law enforcement authorities believe the gunman who killed two people and died in a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday planned the attack in advance.

The person detailed personal issues and expressed some of that information in writing, an unnamed law enforcement source told CNN.

So far, police have not publicly discussed a motive, target or pre-conceived plan for the attack.

Josh MarcusDecember 17, 2024 02:12

The motive for the shooting in Madison is still unclear

Police don’t know if the shooting had a specific target or motive.

“Whether they were targeted or not would affect motivation, and we don’t know the answer yet,” Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said Monday.

Josh MarcusDecember 17, 2024 01:55

Unclear if classes will continue this week at Abundant Life

School officials are still discussing whether students will return to classes at Abundant Life Christian School this week after a mass shooting left three dead and six injured on Monday. “Whether we return to class this week — because that was our last week, we finished on Friday — is still a decision to be made,” Barbara Wiers, director of elementary and school relations for Abundant Life, told The Associated Press.

Josh MarcusDecember 17, 2024 01:35

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