A Second Grade Teacher, Not a Student, Called 911 to Report Wis. School Shooting, Police Chief Clarifies

A second grader did not call 911 when gunfire broke out at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis. on Monday, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

It was actually a second grade teacher called authorities, he clarified.

"Yesterday after looking at the computer-aided dispatch system, it seems as if a call came from a second grader," Barnes said at a press conference. "It actually read that the call came from a second grade teacher. That was a mistake. That's my responsibility, and I apologize, and I clarify that today."

A teacher and a teenage student were killed when the shooter, identified as 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name "Samantha," opened fire inside the school, Barnes said at a press conference on Monday, Dec. 16.

Rupnow died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the hospital, Barnes told reporters Monday.

Two victims remain in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, said Barnes. The injuries of the other four are considered non-life-threatening.

During Tuesday's press conference, Barnes said investigators are reviewing the shooter's social media activity before the fatal shooting.

"We are looking into her online actions," he said. "There are always signs of a school shooting before it occurred."

Tracking down a possible motive is the department's top priority, he said. "At this time, it appears that the motive was a combination of factors."

Among them was the possibility that she was being bullied, he noted.

"We're talking to students to understand whether bullying was one of those multiple factors that I mentioned earlier," he said.

As to whether specific people were targeted, he said, "Everyone was targeted in this incident and everyone was put in equal danger."

Rupnow's family is cooperating with the investigation, Barnes said. Rupnow's father spoke with Madison police at one of their facilities, he said.

The police chief was not aware of any previous interactions between Rupnow and law enforcement.

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"Some of you have asked whether or not she was troubled or whether or not she was troubled at school," Barnes said. "We do not have those records."

He said authorities are also trying to authenticate what some are referring to as a manifesto, searching through the suspect's computer to see if they can find the original source of the document.

The shooting took place in a study hall of the K-12 school, per the Associated Press.

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When authorities learned the identity of the shooter, they executed a search warrant on her residence, said Barnes.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crime Stoppers 608-266-6014.

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