Wisconsin school shooting latest: Natalie Rupnow, 15, identified as shooter; motive under investigation

Here is the a recap of the timeline of events, per the Madison Police Department:

A second grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report the shooting.

Officers were dispatched to the school at 10:57. A deputy with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office was the first law enforcement on scene at 11:00. Twenty-four seconds later, the first Madison Police Department officer arrived at the scene at 11:01.

Officers entered the building as soon as they arrived on scene, not knowing what they would encounter.

At 11:05, officers inside the school alerted people the shooter was down and a gun was recovered. The Madison Police Department also began setting up its parent and guardian reunification center at 11:05.

The Madison Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at the same time as police. They arrived on scene at 11:05 and began linking up with officers who were inside providing aid to victims.

The first public notice about the shooting was posted on the Madison Police incident report website at 11:13.

Officers began clearing the school building at 11:14, and bomb dogs started searching the facility at 11:23.

The Madison Fire Department began transporting patients at 11:26. Again, we want to stress that EMS arrived on scene at 11:05 and immediately began linking up with officers to enter a scene with many unknowns.

Press briefings occurred at 12:15 p.m., 2:30, 5:30 and 8:30.

The department added that another press briefing will take place at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

Star Wars actor Mark Hammil has shared a heartbroken and an evergreen headline after the United States was rocked by another school shooting, which has left three people dead.

A 15-year-old girl, who police identified as Natalie Rupnow, killed a teacher and fellow student after opening fire at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. Rupnow was also pronounced dead at the scene, Department Chief Shon Barnes said.

Six others have been left injured, including two left in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. At the time of writing, Rupnow’s motives remain unclear.

Greg Evans has the story.

Two people injured during the deadly shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday are in stable condition, according to hospital officials.

Four casualties were transported to SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, hospital spokesperson Lisa Adams told CNN.

Psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers were on hand to support victims on Monday, the hospital said in a statement.

“Two were released yesterday, two remain in stable condition,” Adams told the news outlet on Tuesday.

Investigators are working alongside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to track down the origin of the weapon believed to have been used by school shooter, Natalie Rupnow.

“We have asked our partners with the ATF to expedite what’s called an ATF trace form to try and determine the origin of that weapon, who purchased it and how it got from a manufacturer all the way to the hands of a 15-year-old girl,” Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told CNN.

The police chief said that Americans need to do a “better job” to not allow children to have access to weapons.

“I do not believe that 15-year-olds should have access to weapons that they can bring to school and potentially hurt someone,” he continued.

“We really have to do a better job not only in our communities but in our country with making sure that our young folks don’t have access to weapons and firearms and certainly making sure that we’re paying attention to the mental health of our children.”

Madison Police Department Chief Shon Barnes authorities “don’t know” whether the teacher and student killed during Monday’s shooting were singled out by the assailant.

A substitute teacher was also wounded in the attack, police said on Tuesday.

“We don’t know if there would be a reason to target a (substitute) teacher, in this case, who doesn’t have significant ties to the school,” Barnes told CNN.

Following her attack on the Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin, Natalie Rupnow has joined a rare subset of school shooters: women.

The 15-year-old, who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Monday morning, is one of the few female perpetrators of school shootings in recent decades after a teacher and student were gunned down in the attack on the Madison school.

Gunmen commit the overwhelming majority of such attacks and, including the Madison shooting, just nine female students have carried out a school shooting since 1999, according to a Washington Post database.

Josh Marcus and James Liddell have the story.

A terrified little boy has revealed the horror that unfolded inside his Wisconsin school when a teenage student opened fire, killing a teacher and another student before turning the gun on herself.

Officers were called to an active shooting situation at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison just before 11 a.m. Monday morning after a second-grade student called 911, Madison Police Department Chief Shon Barnes said.

Police said the shooter, identified as 15-year-old student Natalie Rupnow, had opened fire on staff and students with a handgun, killing a teacher and a student.

James Liddell has the full story.

Madison Police Department Chief Shon Barnes described the key timings of the attack and police response at Abundant Life Christian School in a news conference on Monday:

10:57 a.m: Second-grade student dials 911 to report the shooting

11 a.m: Dane County Sheriff’s Office deputy first officer on scene with the first Madison police officer arriving moments later. Officers entered the school as they arrived.

11:05 a.m: Shooter is down and a gun has been recovered, police said. Fire department personnel arrive and help casualties.

11:14 a.m: School building begins being cleared.

11:23 a.m: Bomb dogs are deployed to clear school.

11:26 a.m: Casualties being treated on school grounds begin being transported to hospitals.

12:15 p.m: First news briefing was held.

Madison police are looking into a possible “manifesto” circulating online that may be connected to slain school shooter Natalie Rupnow, Chief Shon Barnes said Tuesday.

“We have been made aware of a manifesto, if you want to call it that, or some type of letter that’s been posted by someone who alleged to be her friend,” he told CNN.

“We haven’t been able to locate that person yet, but that’s something we’re going to work on today.”

Eight-year-old Nora Gottschalk was also inside the school when Natalie Rupnow allegedly began taking aim at those inside the building.

“I was getting ready for lunch, it was basically lunchtime, and then I just heard shouting,” the  little girl told News 3 Now while clutching onto her SpongeBob candy.

“And then there was a teacher… and she was screaming, ‘Ah my leg, help, help!’”

She added: “I was really scared, and I was really sad.”

Another second-grader, Noah, risked his own life by crawling from under the table where all the children were hiding to close the curtain to seemingly block the shooter’s view.

“He risked his life to put the black curtain down,” said Nora, before explaining that Noah is alive and okay.