Wisconsin School Shooting Leaves Two Dead, Six Injured in Eight-Minute Attack
A 15-year-old student killed a teacher and a classmate before taking her own life; police investigate potential link to California man plotting violence.
- The shooter, Natalie Rupnow, a first-semester student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, killed a teacher and a fellow student during an eight-minute attack on Monday before fatally shooting herself.
- Six others were injured in the attack, with two students still hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, while four have been discharged.
- Authorities are investigating Rupnow's connection to Alexander Paffendorf, a 20-year-old California man who allegedly discussed plans for violence with her, including targeting a government building with explosives and firearms.
- Police confirmed that Rupnow brought two guns to the school but only used one during the shooting; how she obtained the weapons remains unclear.
- Funeral services for the victims, 14-year-old Rubi Patricia Vergara and 42-year-old teacher Erin M. West, are scheduled for this weekend, as the school community mourns their loss.
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