MADISON, Wis. — Particulars are nonetheless rising concerning the course of the Madison, Wisconsin, faculty taking pictures that left three folks — amongst them the 15-year-old feminine shooter — lifeless and several other others injured on Monday.
Police mentioned that Natalie Rupnow, who glided by Samantha, used a handgun to kill one instructor and one fellow pupil within the taking pictures.
Rupnow died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound earlier than officers reached the varsity, police mentioned. Officers didn’t hearth their weapons.
Two college students sustained life-threatening accidents and are in essential situation, whereas one instructor and two different college students have been handled for non-life-threatening accidents.
Police mentioned in a Monday briefing that the taking pictures was contained to “a classroom in a examine corridor full of scholars from a number of grade ranges.”
Police haven’t but instructed any motive for the assault nor mentioned whether or not they consider the victims have been particularly focused.
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Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes mentioned Monday, “I do not know whether or not [the shooter] was transgender or not,” including that the hypothesis as to Rupnow’s background was of no consequence to authorities on the time.
“I do not suppose that no matter occurred at this time has something to do with how he or she or they might have needed to determine,” Barnes added.
The suspect’s father reportedly spoke with police at one among their amenities shortly after the incident. Police are “attempting to find out what he knew or might haven’t identified about what occurred at this time, however once more, he misplaced somebody as properly,” Barnes mentioned.
“The dad and mom are totally cooperating, we’ve got no cause to consider that they’ve dedicated against the law right now,” Barnes mentioned.
A second-grader made the 911 name, Barnes mentioned. “Let that soak in for a minute,” Barnes added. “A second-grade pupil referred to as 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report a taking pictures at college.”
President Joe Biden referred to as the incident “stunning and unconscionable” in an announcement Monday night that referred to as on Congress to behave, “now.”
He insisted that they cross “commonsense” gun security legal guidelines together with common background checks, a nationwide purple flag regulation and a ban on each assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
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“It’s unacceptable that we’re unable to guard our kids from this scourge of gun violence,” the assertion mentioned, including, “We can not proceed to simply accept it as regular.”
Biden additionally talked about his administration’s efforts to fight the gun violence epidemic in the US, together with the implementation of the White Home Workplace of Gun Violence Prevention, whereas stating that extra wanted to be completed and providing his prayers to these affected in Madison.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers mentioned in an announcement, “There are not any phrases to explain the devastation and heartbreak we really feel,” calling the taking pictures a “gut-wrenching tragedy.”
Evers mentioned he and his spouse are “praying for the households and family members of these whose lives have been so senselessly taken and for the educators, workers, and the whole Considerable Life faculty group.”
“It’s unthinkable {that a} child or an educator may get up and go to highschool one morning and by no means come dwelling,” he mentioned. “This could by no means occur, and I’ll by no means settle for this as a foregone actuality or cease working to alter it.”
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