An administrator at the Wisconsin Christian school that was the scene of Monday's shooting said school officials are leaning toward faith, believing God will “exchange beauty for ashes.”
Barbara Wiers, director of elementary and school relations at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, told a news conference that day that a female student opened fire in a study room, killing two people: a teacher and a teenage classmate. I commented on it. — while injuring six others.
Madison Police Chief Shon F. Burns said Monday afternoon that two of the six injured were students and remained in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. The remaining four people (one teacher and three students) suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
“We need to come together as a community to heal and put our arms around those who have survived,” Burns said.
archer identified The role of Natalie Lupnow, a female student commonly known as “Samantha”.
Abundant Life has 420 students from preschool through 12th grade.
Weiers said she spoke with her parents at the reunion.
“They were supportive. They were incredibly patient and kind. They kept saying, 'We're praying for you. We're praying for your family.'” Weirs said.
“We think of ourselves as a family, not just a community.…As the Bible says, what affects one part of the body affects all. Also, very strong Our belief in community is in spite of It's tragic, but God is at work. And we believe that God is good in all things and that God turns beauty to ashes,” she said. Isaiah 61:3. “And I did some The family member who told me about it said that this was no surprise to God and that He would do something powerful about it. That's why we continue to embrace those words, and It was Continue to believe and trust in Him. He is the foundation of our Abundant Life Christian School. We exist to guide and develop disciples of Jesus Christ. So we have full faith that God will get us through this situation. ”
of Schools regularly implement lockdowns drill and evacuation drillsaid Weirs.. school door — Even outdoors, Inside — it's locked, she said..
Weiers said she was a teacher at the time of the shooting.
“The students coped brilliantly,” he said. “… they were clearly I was scared when they found out [it was real]. When we practice, we always say, “This is training.” It's just training. When I heard just “Lockdown, Lockdown” I couldn't hear anything else.they knew it was real. ”
Burns said law enforcement received the first call at 10:57 a.m. local time on Monday. A second-year student reportedly called 911.
“Let’s let that soak in a little bit,” he said. “A second year student called 911.”
law Officers first arrived at the building at 11 a.m. and entered immediately.he said.. At 11:05 a.m., law enforcement reported the shooter was down. EMS also arrived at 11:05am.
Meanwhile, Burns said Monday that law enforcement still cannot verify whether the manifesto is valid. circulating Actions on social media are legal It was written by the archer. manifesto of suspicion allegedly released Her long-distance boyfriend said Lupnow was not transgender, as some had claimed. The document is filled with nihilism and hopelessness, as the author describes being bullied and ostracized by both friends and family. (“I will always hate humanity.'') The author ominously calls the perpetrators of mass shootings heroes, and ends with a quote from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. “At last one learns that boredom is the disease of civilization.”
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