A SHOOTING at a Christian school has left at least three dead, including the suspected gunman, and seven others injured.
Police swarmed Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, about 80 miles west of Milwaukee, on Monday following an on-campus shooting.
A shooting broke out at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday morningAP:Associated Press
Madison police said at least three people, including the shooter, were killedAP:Associated Press
Facebook/News 3 Now / Channel 3000Madison Chief Shon Barnes said the suspected shooter was found dead when police arrived at the school[/caption]
A large police presence was pictured near the Christian schoolAP:Associated Press
“Today is a sad, sad day not just to Madison but to the entire community and for our country,” Madison Chief Shon Barnes told reporters during a press conference.
Barnes said officers responded to reports of an active shooter at the K-12 Christian school at 10:57 am.
When police arrived, they found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
An unidentified juvenile, who investigators believe was behind the shooting, was found dead, Barnes added.
The suspected shooter is believed to be a student at the school.
At the beginning of the press conference, Barnes disclosed the victim count as three dead and seven injured.
But, in the middle of the presser, the department received an update from its command post that claimed two of the injured victims had died.
However, the police department walked back on its update, clarifying that the victim count stood at three dead and seven injured.
“At this time, three are deceased. During the media briefing earlier this afternoon, it was erroneously shared 5 were deceased,” Madison police confirmed on its website.
Responding officers did not fire their weapons and instead rendered aid to injured victims, the police chief said.
Barnes said the injuries of the victims range from non-life-threatening to life-threatening.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said his office was closely monitoring the incident.
“We are praying for the kids, educators, and entire Abundant Life school community as we await more information and are grateful for the first responders who are working quickly to respond,” Evers said.
The shooting occurred two days after the 12th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.
A resident whose home neighbors the school told NBC affiliate WMTV that she “heard gunshots.”
Madison Abundant Life Christian School serves approximately 200 families from 56 different churches in the Dane County area, according to the institution’s website.
At least 390 students are enrolled at the 28-acre campus.
This week was the school’s last week before Christmas vacation, with Friday scheduled to be the students’ final day.
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