3 Dead, 6 Others Wounded in Shooting at Christian School

Three people are dead after a student from Abundant Life Christian School (ALCS) in Madison, Wisconsin, opened fire inside the school Monday morning, Dec. 16. Six others are wounded.

The private, nondenominational school, which enrolls about 390 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, is located on the grounds of City Church. ALCS was founded in 1978 and graduated its first class in 1985, according to its website.

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said his department received a call about an active shooter at 10:57 a.m. from a 2nd-grader. The shooting occurred in a study hall.

“Today truly is a sad day for Madison and for our country,” an emotional Barnes told reporters during a press briefing. “It is a day that I believe will live in our collective minds for a very, very long time.”

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Barnes confirmed that three people, including the shooter, are dead.

“We know that the suspect was a teenage student who attended the school,” Barnes said. “At this time, we’re not releasing the age or gender of the student or any other identifying details.”

Later that evening, officials identified the shooter to be 15-year-old female student Natalie Rupnow. Detectives are currently still in the process of interviewing the shooter’s parents.

The fatalities include another teenage student and a teacher.

Six others were injured in the shooting. Barnes said two victims are in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, while four others are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Two of the shooting victims were discharged Monday night.

“These are just the physical injuries that we know about,” Barnes said. “We know this happened during the middle of the school day, so there will be other [emotional] injuries that we’ll have to face for a very long time. We’re going to do everything we can as a community to heal those injuries as well.”