A 14-year-old girl opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, killing a student and a teacher before taking her own life. Two other students are in critical condition.
The shooter at a religious school in Wisconsin had two handguns with her but used only one in the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison shot and killed a fellow student and teacher on Monday, before shooting herself, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. Two other students who were shot remained in critical condition on Wednesday. 'We may never know what she was thinking that day, but we'll do our best to try to add or give as much information to our public as possible,' Barnes said.
The shooter was identified as Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, of Madison. She was a freshman at the school and 'an avid reader, loved art, singing and playing keyboard in the family worship band,' according to the obituary. The Associated Press' attempts to reach the girl's family by phone and email on Wednesday evening were unsuccessful. Police, with the assistance of the FBI, were scouring online records and other resources and speaking with her parents and classmates in an attempt to determine a motive, Natalie 'Samantha' Rupnow, hours after the shooting on Monday. But police have yet to release the names of the two people she killed. Barnes said the medical examiner would release those, but the state's crime victims privacy law would bar releasing the names of those injured. Police don't know if anyone was targeted in the attack or if the attack had been planned in advance, the chief said. 'I do not know if if she planned it that day or if she planned it a week prior,' Barnes said. 'To me, bringing a gun to school to hurt people is planning. And so we don't know what the premeditation is.' While Rupnow had two handguns, Barnes said he does not know how she obtained them and he declined to say who purchased them, citing the ongoing investigation
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