A 15-year-old student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, killing a teacher and another student before taking her own life. Five other students and another teacher were injured in the shooting.
Two people were killed and a suspect was found dead in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison , Wisconsin , on Monday morning.Just before 11 a.m., Madison police responded to the mass shooting at the private school located at 4901 E. Buckeye Rd. on the east side of Madison . Madison Chief of Police Shon F. Barnes said a second-grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report the shooting.
The shooting took place inside a classroom and study hall occupied by students in various grades, Barnes said.The shooter has been identified as 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, a student at the school who lived in Madison and went by the name Samantha. It is believed she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after opening fire in the school.Police said the two people who died in the shooting were a teenage student and a teacher.According to Pastor Chris Dolson, who was speaking at a vigil for the victims on Monday night, the teacher who was killed may have been a substitute.'There's a woman who called in sick today. She's a teacher. And there was a substitute that came in to take her place that was shot and killed,' Dolson said. 'Survivor guilt kicks in when those things happen.' CBS News has not independently confirmed the teacher's identity. Five other students and another eacher were injured. Two of the wounded students remained in critical condition with life-threatening injuries Monday night, Barnes said.The surviving teacher and three other students were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and two of those victims have been released, while the other two have been stabilized, Barnes said.Barnes confirmed officers found the teenage shooting suspect at the scene apparently having shot herself, and officers fired no shots. Police said the suspect used a 9 mm pistol, and police were working to trace the gun. Rupnow was pronounced dead while being taken to the hospital, Barnes sai
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