Small, tight-knit community in Madison, Wisconsin, reeling from school shooting as authorities continue to seek answers
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Hundreds gathered outside Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night despite the freezing temperatures to remember victims of a private school shooting that left one teacher and a student dead and wounded six others.
Hundreds gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night despite the freezing temperatures to remember victims of a private school shooting that left one teacher and a student dead and wounded six others. A Christmas tree decorated for the holiday season was twinkling as mourners gathered to grieve, holding candles and hugging therapy dogs. Investigators are still trying to piece together how and why 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name “Samantha,” pulled out a gun and opened fire on her peers and teachers at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said Tuesday identifying Rupnow’s motive is a top priority and that it appears to be a “combination of factors,” but declined to give more details. Police are talking to students to determine if bullying was one of the factors, he said, and investigators are looking through the online presence of the shooter to try to learn new information. Here’s what we’ve learned so far:
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