(NewsNation) — A student opened fire at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday morning, killing at least two people and hurting another six, police said in a press conference.
The first report of a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison came in at 10:57 a.m., and when officers responded, they found multiple people dead, including a juvenile they believe was the shooter.
One student and one teacher were killed during the shooting and multiple other victims were transported to area hospitals. Two of those have critical, life-threatening injuries, police said.
Both the shooter and the student who was killed were teenagers. Due to the way the private school was structured, police said there were no injuries outside that age group.
The private K-12 school has roughly 300 students on a 28-acre campus with close to 60 staff members. This was the final week of school before Christmas break. Police could not provide details on security at the school or the facility’s response plans for an active shooter event.
Police are not releasing identifying details about the shooter, including age or gender, at this time but did say the shooter was a student at the school.
Responding officers did not fire their weapons and the shooter was dead when they arrived on scene, said Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes. The cause and manner of death for the shooter have not been released and it is not known if they had prior contact with law enforcement.
Police are still working to determine the motive behind the shooting and are collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses.
