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After shooting at Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, here’s what we know so far
Three people were killed and others were injured during a Monday shooting at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, officials said.
The suspected shooter was among the three dead, authorities said. Six people were hurt, authorities said, with injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening, during the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.
Officers responded to the school, located at 4901 East Buckeye Road, around 11 a.m.
What do we know about the suspected shooter?
The suspected shooter was among three killed at the school.
Officers found the juvenile shooting suspect dead at the scene, Madison Chief of Police Shon F. Barnes said. Police believe the shooter was a student at the school.
“They found the person who they believe was responsible, who was down, deceased,” the chief said.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was working on an “urgent trace” of the firearm the shooter used on Monday.
What do we know about the victims of the school shooting?
Other than the suspected shooter, two people were killed and six injured, officials said. Police have not yet publicly identified the victims. Names will not be released until after officers speak with family members who lost loved ones in Monday’s shooting.
The injuries ranged from minor to life-threatening, authorities said.
During a press conference, Barnes declined to specify if the victims were students or teachers.
“I’m feeling a little dismayed now, so close to Christmas,” Police Chief Barnes said. “Every child, every person in that building, is a victim and will be a victim forever. These types of trauma don’t just go away.”
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison said it had received patients after the shooting. UW Health also said it was receiving patients from the shooting.
What do we know about Abundant Life Christian School?
Abundant Life Christian School is a private school founded in 1978, according to the school site. It’s a K-12 school with about 390 students.
“Prayers Requested! Today, we had an active shooter incident at ALCS,” the school posted on Facebook.
The school describes itself as a “private, nonprofit, nondenominational K-12 institution founded for the purpose of developing disciples of Jesus Christ through an excellent, comprehensive, Biblically-integrated educational program that is thoroughly Christian in content, context, and practice.”
Barnes was asked about metal detectors at the school during a Monday news conference.
“I’m not aware that the school had metal detectors nor should schools have metal detectors. It’s a safe space,” Barnes said.
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What are the gun laws in Wisconsin?
The Giffords Law Center, which reviews gun laws, gave Wisconsin a C on its annual scorecard.
According to the center, “the state still lacks a number of key policies that would go a long way toward reducing gun violence.”
In Wisconsin, possession of a firearm under the age of 18 is a misdemeanor, while selling, loaning or giving a gun to a person under the age of 18 is a felony. It’s also a state crime to allow a child under the age of 14 to be within reach of a loaded firearm.
Bringing a loaded weapon into a school is also a crime.
How many school shootings have happened in 2024 so far?
Monday’s shooting happened just days after the victims of the Dec. 14, 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting were remembered.
According to Education Week, there have been 38 school shootings this year that resulted in injuries or deaths.
Earlier this month, two kindergarteners were wounded in a Northern California school shooting.
In the last four years, school shootings have killed more than 200 people and injured more than 600, according to a CBS News analysis of the K-12 School Shooting Database.
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The woman accused of stowing away on a Delta flight from New York to Paris was arrested again, this time while reportedly trying to get into Canada.
Svetlana Dali had been given an ankle monitor with GPS monitoring after her bond hearing in the stowaway case. She’d been ordered not to leave Philadelphia, except to attend court or meet with her lawyer or attend pre-trial services in New York. But Dali allegedly cut off her ankle monitor and was on a bus to Canada when she was arrested again, the New York Times reported.
FBI in Buffalo on Monday confirmed Dali had been arrested again and was in custody in Buffalo. Dali was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday afternoon.
Dali last month had sneaked onto a Delta flight without a boarding pass. Surveillance footage shows Dali at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Nov. 26. According to a criminal complaint, Dali tried to get in a line at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint, but was turned away when she was unable to show a boarding pass. A short time later, she successfully sneaked through after allegedly “entering through a special lane for airline employees masked by a large Air Europa flight crew.”
On Dec. 4, the TSA noted, “This is the only reported case of unauthorized access when over 18 million passengers were screened at TSA security checkpoints during the busiest Thanksgiving travel season ever. No one has ever fully breached the TSA security screening process.”
Dali boarded a plane around 10 p.m. on Nov. 26 without presenting a boarding pass.
“Delta agents, who were busy helping ticketed passengers board, did not stop her or ask her to present a boarding pass before she boarded the plane,” according to the criminal complaint.
Delta employees realized Dali was on the plane before the flight landed. They notified French law enforcement, who met Dali at the gate at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Nov. 27. They determined Dali didn’t have a passport or a boarding pass and detained her.
Dali flew back to New York on Dec. 4, and was then taken into custody by authorities in the U.S. During an interview with the FBI, Dali admitted to stowing away and to intentionally evading security officials and Delta employees, according to the criminal complaint.
She faces charges of obtaining transportation on an aircraft without consent or permission.
Dali is in the U.S. on a green card, according to a person familiar with the incident. The French Ministry of the Interior identified her as a Russian national.