A teenager, a 15-year-old female student named Natalie Rupnow, brought a gun to her school, Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, and shot and killed a teenage classmate and a teacher and wounded six students and a teacher. The shooting was done just before 11 am on Monday.
Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said that all the shootings happened in one part of the school only. The responding officers entered the scene three minutes after the first 911 call.
They promptly identified multiple victims and the Madison school shooting suspect, who was already dead from a bullet hole to the head.
The police said one of the victims died on the spot, the other died after being rushed to a hospital in a neighboring town. This shooting has brought a lot of shock to the school and even the rest of Madison.
Barnes stated that it was a somber day for Madison and the country. Parents were readmitted to take their kids home after the school had been cleared and locked. Most students had relatively disclosed that the Wednesday incident shook them to the core.
Barbara Wiers, the director of elementary and school relations at Abundant Life said that the attack was one that has ‘shaken’ the school’s fraternity.
The school has a policy of building up educational institutions in schools or families, and Wiers said it hurts when the family gets injured.
Abundant Life Christian School is a K-12 school with approximately 420 students enrolled in school. The school successfully claims that all the classrooms are small and populated with like-minded individuals.
Police have begun looking for reasons behind the attack that occurred. Police have searched the suspect’s house on a warrant and are working with the family in this case.
The shooting took place at Abundant Life the 83rd school shooting in 2024, which has crossed the record set in the year 2023.
President Joe Biden has been briefed on the shooting, and the White House has provided support to local law enforcement.
People in the Madison area continue to grieve the death of individuals, and local authorities are urging residents to take necessary measures to avoid such dreadful outcomes.
“Enough is enough,” Barnes said. Authorities continue their investigation and have emphasized offering support to the grieving families of the Wisconsin school shooting incident and ensuring safety.
