An incident in Madison, Wisconsin resulted in “multiple injuries,” police said in a statement. Abundant Life, in the state capital, Madison, police said.
The final tally, after various information that has been released, is according to the authorities, three dead and six injured. According to the same source, the attacker, who was a student at the school, is among the dead. However, it is not clear whether the gunman committed suicide or was killed by the police.
BREAKING: Active shooting in Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Multiple injuries reported.
Please say a prayer for the staff, students, and their families 🙏🏻
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftikt)
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation,” Madison police said in an official statement. “Further information will be announced as it becomes available. Right now we need people to avoid the area.”
Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the incident to assist local law enforcement.
According to its website, the school has about 390 students, from kindergarten through high school.
UPDATE:
First videos from the location of the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Local emergency scanners are reporting that up to 12 people may have been injured and the shooter is down.— FlashFeed (@FlashFeed365)
Video posted by the scene on social media shows a massive emergency response, including police vehicles, ambulances and fire engines.
There was no immediate word on who carried out the shooting.
Gun control and school safety are a major political and social issue in the US, where the number of school shootings has skyrocketed in recent years.
In 2024 alone, there have been 322 such incidents in US schools, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database website. According to that database, it is the second-highest number of any year since 1966, behind last year’s record of 349 such incidents.
🚨 MASS SHOOTING AT ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN, MADISON, WISCONSIN
– Multiple injuries have been reported. As many as 12. Conditions unknown.
– Police say the shooter is «down».
– Students from kindergarten through 12th grade attend the school.
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911)
