Summary

  • Three people are dead and six injured after a shooting at a school in the US state of Wisconsin, police say

  • A juvenile suspect is among the dead following the attack at Abundant Life Christian School in the state's capital, Madison, the city's police chief Shon Barnes says

  • US media has reported the suspected attacker, who was already dead when officers arrived, was a female student at the school

  • A teenaged student and teacher died, and two students have life-threatening injuries

  • The shooting was confined to one part of the school, and a handgun was used

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'Enough is enough' - Three dead in Wisconsin school shooting

  1. More information in two hours, police saypublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December

    Chief Barnes says there will be another media briefing in about two hours from police.

    Officers are looking into all the evidence of what happened this morning, the Madison police chief says.

    Shon BarnesImage source, WMTV15News
  2. No ongoing threat - policepublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December

    Chief Barnes says police believe there's no ongoing threat to other schools or the surrounding community.

    A reunification centre has been set up next to the school to reunite pupils and their parents.

  3. Three dead and seven injured - policepublished at 18:32 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December
    Breaking

    At the press conference, police say three people have died - including the attacker.

    Seven people were also injured.

  4. Suspected attacker found dead inside school buildingpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December

    The Madison police chief says officers on the scene "located a juvenile who they believed responsible" for the shooting.

    They were dead inside the school building, Shon Barnes says.

    Officers immediately began to administer "life-saving efforts" for the wounded, he adds.

  5. Police chief: 'multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds'published at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December

    Madison Police Chief Shon BarnesImage source, WMTV15News

    Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes is speaking with reporters.

    He says officers responded at about 10:57 local time to reports of the attack and found "multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds".

    The chief says today is a "sad, sad day".

  6. Multiple injured in school shooting, police saypublished at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December
    Breaking

    A shooting at a school in Wisconsin has left multiple people injured, police say.

    Officers are responding to a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in the state's capital, Madison.

    "Multiple injuries have been reported," the Madison Police Department wrote on social media. "This remains an active and ongoing investigation. More information will be released as it is available."

    Residents have been asked to avoid the area and roads are closed close to the school.