Emergency automobiles are parked exterior the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., the place a number of accidents have been reported following a capturing, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
Scott Bauer | AP
A juvenile pupil killed two individuals at a Wisconsin college earlier than police discovered the suspect lifeless on the scene of the newest capturing to devastate a U.S. campus, authorities mentioned on Monday.
At least sixother individuals have been wounded, in accordance with police, who mentioned youngsters have been among the many lifeless and wounded within the capturing, which came about within the state capital of Madison.
Earlier, police mentioned 5 individuals have been killed within the capturing, however later mentioned that info was incorrect.
The capturing came about at Abundant Life Christian School, a non-public establishment that teaches some 400 college students from kindergarten via twelfth grade, the Madison Police Department mentioned.
The police division mentioned in a written assertion that at the very least three individuals have been killed within the incident, together with the suspected shooter, who was recognized solely as a juvenile pupil on the college. The shooter was discovered lifeless inside the varsity when police arrived.
At least six individuals have been transported from the scene to space hospitals, police mentioned in a written assertion.
Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes mentioned the capturing came about simply earlier than 11 a.m. native time.
“Today is a tragic, unhappy day, not just for Madison, however for our whole nation, the place one more police chief is doing a press convention to discuss violence in our group,” Barnes informed reporters.
Barnes added: “Every youngster, each particular person in that constructing, is a sufferer, and shall be a sufferer perpetually. These forms of trauma do not simply go away.”
Video posted from the scene on social media confirmed an enormous emergency response, together with police, ambulance and fireplace automobiles.
Gun management and college security have turn into main political and social points within the U.S. the place the variety of college shootings has jumped in recent times.
There have been 322 college shootings this yr within the U.S., in accordance with the Okay-12 School Shooting Database web site. That is the second highest whole of any yr since 1966, in accordance with that database – topped solely by final yr’s whole of 349 such shootings.
The epidemic of shootings has bothered private and non-private colleges alike in city, suburban and rural communities.
Some have taken place in Christian colleges. In March 2023, a former pupil at Covenant School, a non-public academy in Nashville, killed three youngsters and three adults earlier than being shot lifeless by legislation enforcement officers.
Earlier this month, two college students aged 5 and 6 have been shot at Feather River Adventist School close to Oroville, California, by a gunman who later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
CORRECTION: This Reuters report has been corrected to point out that the capturing in Oroville, California, occurred in December 2024, not 2023.
