MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota and Wisconsin leaders respond to deadly consequences shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Madison police say a teacher and a student were killed, and a suspect was found dead at the school Monday morning.
Six other students were injured. Madison Police Chief Shon F. Barnes said two of those students were in critical condition Monday afternoon and the other four are recovering from injuries not considered life-threatening.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was working on an “urgent lead” of the firearm the shooter used.
The shooter has not yet been identified, but authorities say they were dead by the time officers arrived and no police fired their weapons.
Minnesota leaders are responding
“Minnesota is praying for our Wisconsin neighbors as America once again mourns the loss of innocent young lives to gun violence,” Gov. Tim Walz said in an X post. “Gun violence should not be a fact for children in our country.”
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar said Monday’s shooting was horrific.
“My thoughts are with the students, teachers and families of Abundant Life as we wait for more information on the situation,” she said.
U.S. Senator Tina Smith shared a similar sentiment.
“Shocked by the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison,” Smith said. “Grateful for the first responders who quickly arrived on the scene. I think of the families who will spend the holidays without their child, their brother or sister or their grandchild. It has to stop.”
Wisconsin leaders are responding
Governor Tony Evers has ordered flags across Wisconsin to fly at half-staff in honor of the shooting victims.
“As a father, grandfather and as governor, it is unthinkable that a child or teacher would wake up one morning and go to school and never come home,” he said in a written statement. “This should never happen, and I will never accept this as a done deal, or stop working to change it.”
U.S. Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin say they are monitoring the situation.
