The Madison Police Department has identified 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name “Samantha,” as the shooter at Abundant Life Christian School on Monday in Wisconsin.
Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes has continued to offer updates on the shooting since the incident occurred, including giving more information about the victims and the shooter.
Barnes said on Monday night that the evidence suggests the gunman died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.
It’s not known where Rupnow got the gun she allegedly used in the shooting or if her parents will be charged in relation to the crime.
“We also want to look at if the parents may have been negligent. And that’s a question that we’ll have to answer with our district attorney’s office,” Barnes said. “But at this time, that does not appear to be the case.”
Barnes told CNN on Tuesday morning that a substitute teacher was one of the two victims in Monday’s shooting. The other victim has not yet been identified by the police but was said to be a student.
Six were injured in the incident, and two of the six are students who are still in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, Barnes said.
Barnes was asked if the suspected shooter knew the victims or appeared to be singling them out, to which he answered that at this time, “We don’t know.
“We know the deceased was a substitute teacher, so we don’t know if there would be a reason to target a teacher, in this case, who doesn’t have significant ties to the school,” he said.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is also assisting local law enforcement working to find where the gun allegedly used by Rupnow came from.
“We have asked our partners with the ATF to expedite what’s called an ATF trace form to try and determine the origin of that weapon, who purchased it, and how it got from a manufacturer all the way to the hands of a 15-year-old girl,” Barnes said. “These are questions that are going to take some time to answer.”
Police have also identified an alleged manifesto claiming to have come from the shooter, though they are working to determine its authenticity at this time.
“We have been made aware of a manifesto, if you want to call it that, or some type of letter that’s been posted by someone who alleged to be her friend. We haven’t been able to locate that person yet, but that’s something we’re going to work on today,” Barnes told CNN Tuesday.