Police said a “combination of factors” appear to have led a 15-year-old student to carry out a school shooting at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, but declined to share more information.
The shooting at Abundant Life Christian School left three dead, including the perpetrator, who police have identified as student Natalie Rupnow. Rupnow, who also went by Samantha, appears to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The other two dead are a teacher and a teenage student, whom police have not identified. Six people — one teacher and five students — were injured. Four remain hospitalized.
In a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, Madison Chief of Police Shon F. Barnes said that he would not be sharing more details about Rupnow’s motive to avoid jeopardizing the investigation. He asked that anyone with information about Rupnow’s state of mind before the shooting contact the Madison…
