Cops say female teen, 17, killed teacher and student in horror shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin

December 17, 2024

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A gun-toting teenage girl at a Christian school in Madison, Wis., shot dead another teen pupil and a teacher there Monday morning, according to police and the AP.

Six more people were injured — including two students who were left with “life-threatening” wounds, authorities said. The other four people hurt were three students and a teacher, authorities said. Two of them have been released from the hospital by Monday evening.

The 17-year-old shooter, who was wielding a handgun, was found dead at the scene, said officials and law-enforcement sources to The Associated Press. One of the fatal victims was dead when authorities arrived, while the second one died on the way to the hospital, officials said.

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He said the shooter’s family is “cooperating” with law enforcement but that the motive behind the bloodshed remains unclear into Monday evening.

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The school does not have metal detectors or a school resource officer, but has other security measures in place like visual scanning, Wiers said.

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President Biden called the latest school shooting “shocking and unconscionable” as he called on Congress to pass stricter gun laws.

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said in a statement, “We are praying for the kids, educators, and entire Abundant Life school community as we await more information and are grateful for the first responders who are working quickly to respond.”