At least 3 dead, including female teen assailant, in shootings at Wisconsin Christian school

At least two people were killed and six others were injured in a Monday morning shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin by a teenage girl who opened fire on campus, police said.

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said one student and one teacher were shot and killed at Abundant Life Christian School, and also said the gun-wielding teenage student was found dead after she appeared to take her own life.

Chief Barnes identified the shooter Monday evening as 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, a student at the school who also used the name Samantha/Sam online.

Police didn’t claim to have a motive for the shooter, but officials believe she used a 9 mm pistol. 

According to screenshots of her social media accounts, which were posted before Chief Barnes officially identified her, Ms. Rupnow hated the “patriarchy” and called for the extermination of men.

Chief Barnes said six other people were injured during the attack, including two students who are in critical condition.

“I’m feeling a little dismayed now, so close to Christmas,” Chief Barnes said. “Every child, every person in that building is a victim and will be a victim forever. … We need to figure out and try to piece together what exactly happened.”

Police originally said five people were slain in the incident, but quickly corrected that statement. The chief said police did not fire their weapons while responding. 

The police chief did say there are no other threats to nearby schools or the community. He also said the suspected shooter’s family was cooperating with the investigation.

Ms. Rupnow had a Discord account under the handle “BrainedOut” where she posted a 6-page manifesto titled “War Against Humanity” that indicated a deeply disturbed person who hated her parents and all humanity, especially males.

“I realise the truth men are irredeemable. … They can’t be reformed or redeemed. They’re a f——- scourge upon the earth,” she wrote.

“The only solution is to total exterminate them  … every single male must be wiped out, from babies to the elderly. Only then can women be free to create a new world,” she said.

Shots first rang out shortly before 11 a.m. local time at the K-12 school that has nearly 400 students.

“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,” Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said in an X post.

Abundant Life Christian School, which is nondenominational, asked for prayers in a brief Facebook post.

Bethany Highman, the mother of a student, rushed to the school after hearing about the shooting and learned over FaceTime that her daughter was OK.

“As soon as it happened, your world stops for a minute. Nothing else matters,” Ms. Highman said. “There’s nobody around you. You just bolt for the door and try to do everything you can as a parent to be with your kids.”

President Biden said in a statement he was grieving those who were killed and wounded in the attack.

He also used the moment to say Congress needs to step up and address school shootings by passing “commonsense gun safety laws.” Some examples he provided include universal background checks, a national red flag law and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

“From Newtown to Uvalde, Parkland to Madison, to so many other shootings that don’t receive attention — it is unacceptable that we are unable to protect our children from this scourge of gun violence,” Mr. Biden said. “We cannot continue to accept it as normal. Every child deserves to feel safe in their class room. Students across our country should be learning how to read and write — not having to learn how to duck and cover.”

• Victor Morton contributed to this article, which is based in part on wire service reports.