A teacher and a student have been killed and several others are injured after a school shooting in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
The suspected shooter, a teenage student of the school, was found dead at the scene.
At least six others were injured, including two students who are being treated for what police called “life-threatening injuries”.
Here’s the latest.
Shooting
Police were called to the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin after reports of an active shooter on campus, around 11 am Monday (local time).
The Madison Police Department confirmed the suspect was a teen student at the school who died at the scene.
It’s alleged the shooter killed another student and a teacher.
Police said they would not be releasing further identifying comments about the shooter, “at this time”.
Six people were injured during the shooting. Four are being treated for non-life threatening injuries, while two people were taken to hospital with critical injuries.
“We know that this was the middle of a school day, and so there will be other injuries that we’ll have to face for a very, very long time,” Madison Chief of Police Shon Barnes said.
Barnes said investigators were working to determine a motive for the shooting.
Response
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has called for flags to be flown at half-mast around the state until Sunday night.
He said there were “no words” to describe the “heartbreak we feel today after the school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School”.
Mayor of Madison Satya Rhodes-Conway said she “hoped this day would never come in Madison,” and called for gun reform.
“We need to do better in our country and our community to prevent gun violence.“
