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More details are emerging about the shooting at a private school in Madison, Wisconsin. Here's the latest
From CNN's Aditi Sangal
In their most recent update, police said two students, who were taken to local hospitals along with four other people after the shooting Monday at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, are battling life-threatening injuries and are in critical condition.
Police had earlier reported that
a student and a teacher were killed and others were injured in the shooting
that erupted just before 11 a.m. at the Abundant Life Christian School. The suspected shooter is also dead, according to Police Chief Shon Barnes.
The attack is at least the 83rd school shooting of 2024, surpassing 2023 for the most school shootings in a single year since CNN began tracking such shootings in 2008.
Here’s the latest we have learned:
About the suspect:
The suspect was a 17-year-old female who died of a self-inflicted gunshot,
sources tell CNN. The motive is still unknown. However, the shooter planned the attack in advance, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told CNN. The source indicated that information gathered by investigators suggests the shooter had been dealing with problems and expressed some of those in writings, which they are now reviewing. Police Chief Barnes confirmed that heavy police presence at a home on the north side of Madison is related to the shooting, adding that the parents of the shooter are cooperating with the investigation.