Two people are dead, along with the gunman, after a rampage at a Wisconsin school on Monday morning.
Police revised the number downward after initially announcing a total of five dead. Six others were injured, according to the Madison police.
The shooting occurred at the Abundant Life Christian School around 11 a.m. The shooter, who is believed to have been a student at the school, died by suicide, Madison police believe.
A nearby high school, a middle school, and an elementary school were locked down in the midst of the school shooting.
Chief Shon Barnes of the Madison PD called it a “sad, sad day.”
At an afternoon press conference, Barnes said officers responded shortly before 11 a.m to reports of an active shooter at Abundant Life. The department last trained for such a scenario just two weeks ago, according to Barnes. The wounded were transported to area hospitals, Barnes said.
“I’m asking everyone to send your heartfelt wishes and prayers, and thoughts, yet again, to a community — but this time it’s my community,” he told reporters.
The school, which is located on Madison’s east side and has roughly 400 students in all, was founded in 1978 “as a community Christian school with the vision of providing academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment for families in the greater Dane County area,” the school’s website tells visitors. “Our reliance on the Bible as the inspired Word of God and the foundation for all that we teach is integral to who we are.”
Madison police are set to provide another update, scheduled for later this afternoon.
Source: independent.co.uk