At least two people died on Monday in a shooting in the United States, at a school in the state of Wisconsin, in the north of the North American country.authorities said, and the alleged shooter, a student, was also found dead.
Shon Barnes, police chief in the state capital, Madison, said at a news conference that three people had died at Abundant Life Christian School, a private Christian school with about 400 students.
That figure included a juvenile suspected of carrying out the shooting, Barnes said.
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Seven people injured after shooting in the United States
Seven people were taken to hospital with injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening, he said.
A spokeswoman during the briefing gave a revised figure of five dead and five injured, but the police department later clarified that those figures were not correct.
Police were alerted to the shooting shortly before 11:00 am.
The responding officers “They located a minor who they believe was responsible for this, deceased in the building”Barnes said.
The White House said President Joe Biden had been briefed about the shooting, while Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers said he was “closely monitoring the incident.”
“We are praying for the children, educators and the entire Abundant Life school community as we wait for more information and are grateful for the first responders who are working quickly to respond”said the governor from his X account.
Shon Barnes stressed that the police sent to the school “they never used their weapons”but they found the suspect already deceased there, suggesting that he committed suicide, and they believe that it was a student of the same.
On the other hand, he did not specify whether the victims are students or school workers, and added that the injured have minor injuries and others that could be fatal.
After reports that raised the death toll to five, the Madison Police indicated on their website and social networks that there are nine victims of the shooting in total, including three dead, which puts the number of injured at six.
The Abundant Life school, which is private and has almost 400 students at all educational levels from preschool to high school, He asked his followers on Facebook for prayers.
Barnes said that the Police frequently carry out training for this type of case, the last one “two weeks ago”, and that they followed all the protocols when the alert was activated, such as notifying and closing nearby schools and carrying out inspections with canine patrols specialized in bombs.
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“I feel shocked. This close to Christmas, every child and every person in that building is a victim and will always be a victim. This type of trauma just won’t go away, and we need to find out and understand what exactly has happened,” lamented the police chief.
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