The tragic shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday involved a 17-year-old female student as the shooter.
She opened fire, resulting in the deaths of a teacher and another student. The incident is being investigated, and authorities are working to understand the motive behind the shooting. This tragic event has shaken the community, and more details are likely to emerge as the investigation continues.
Four additional students have non-life threatening injuries.
“But these are just the physical injuries that we know about,” Police Chief Shon Barnes said in an afternoon press conference. “We know that this was the middle of a school day so there will be other injuries we have to face for a long time.”
He said his department would not rush to “interrogate” students in the wake of the shooting, as officers wanted to give the children time to process the incident.
Barnes said that it was still unclear what the shooter’s motive was, but the suspect’s family was so far cooperating with the investigation. The police department is in the process of conducting interviews and obtaining search warrants.
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“But I think we can all agree that enough is enough and we have to come together to do everything we can to support our students. To prevent press conferences like these from happening again, and again and again,” he said.
As we previously reported, the shooter was found dead inside the school, and while the circumstances surrounding the death remain unclear, police confirmed that officers did not discharge their weapons. Authorities are aware of the shooter’s identity and have executed a search warrant at the individual’s residence. The shooter’s family is reportedly cooperating with the ongoing investigation.
The community remains in shock, and the authorities continue to gather details as they investigate the motive behind the attack.