– The suspected perpetrator is a 15-year-old girl who was a student at the school, says police chief Shon Barnes in a press conference on Tuesday night. The 15-year-old was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital, and the police suspect that she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A teacher and a student were killed in the shooting. – The shooting took place inside a classroom with students from different grade levels, says Barnes. The police previously reported five deaths, but have now adjusted the number downwards. In addition to those killed, six people were injured in the shooting. – Two of them have life-threatening injuries, while two others have been discharged from hospital, says Barnes. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes speaks to the media about the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School on December 16, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo: SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via / AFP /NTB The shooting took place at Abundant Life Christian School, a private Christian school. There are around 400 pupils at the school at levels from kindergarten to upper secondary. – This is a sad day for Madison, and for our entire country. We need to do a better job in our community, the police chief said. According to the police, it was a student in the second grade who reported the shooting. Police have not found a motive for the shooting, and are working with the 15-year-old’s relatives Families leave a reunification center, after a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, December 16, 2024 in Madison- Photo: Morry Gash / AP / NTB 322 school shootings this year There have been 322 school shootings in the United States so far this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. It is the second highest number since 1966, surpassed only by last year’s 349 school shootings. A police officer stands guard in front of Abundant Life Christian School on December 16, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo: SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP – Students in the United States should learn to read and write, not need to learn to duck and cover, says US President Joe Biden. He adds that they need action from Congress and says the shooting is shocking and unconscionable. – It is unacceptable that we are unable to protect our children from this type of gun violence, Biden writes in a statement. Published 16.12.2024, at 19.37 Updated 17.12.2024, at 05.02
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