Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes stated that the gender of the 15-year-old student who killed a teacher and a student at Abundant Life Christian School is irrelevant to the investigation. Barnes made the comments in response to unverified online posts suggesting the shooter's gender identity played a role in the tragedy.
“I don’t know whether Natalie was transgender or not. And, quite frankly, I don’t think that’s important at all,” Barnes said of Rupnow, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing a teacher and a student.
“We have lost members of our community. It’s something that may come out later but for what we’re doing today it is of no consequence at this time.” Female shooter who gunned down fellow student and teacher in Wisconsin Christian school bloodbath ID'd as 15-year-old
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