Teacher and Teen Student Killed in Wisconsin School Shooting
A law enforcement source identified the deceased shooter suspect as a 17-year-old female student at the school. The Associated Press was the first to report this.
Just before 11 a.m., Madison police responded to a shooting at the private school located at 4901 East Buckeye Road. There was a large police presence at the school with multiple emergency vehicles in the parking lot.
Police said the two people who died in the shooting were a teenage student and a teacher. Near the end of the initial media conference, Madison Chief of Police Shon F. Barnes said that four people had been killed, but he later clarified that there were two victims.
Six other people were injured. Barnes said two students remain in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. Four students suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Barnes confirmed officers found the teenage shooting suspect dead at the scene with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and officers fired no shots. Police believe the shooter was a student at the school. Police said the suspect used a 9 mm pistol, and police are working to trace the gun.
Police said the investigation into the incident remains ongoing. The school has been cleared, and there is no threat to the community. The FBI is working with local officials to obtain search warrants.
Police said parents and guardians should go to the Dean Clinic, 1821 S. Stoughton Rd., for reunification. Right now, my heart is heavy for my community," Barnes said. "My heart is heavy for Madison, and we have to come together as a community and figure out what happened here and make sure that it doesn't happen at any other place that should be a refuge for students in our community.