{"id":139032,"date":"2024-12-20T07:31:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T00:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139032"},"modified":"2024-12-20T07:31:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T00:31:59","slug":"new-details-emerge-as-the-search-for-a-motive-drives-wisconsin-school-shooting-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139032","title":{"rendered":"New details emerge as the search for a motive drives Wisconsin school shooting investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vau008001m26qk2p1k974f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin\u2019s capital remains a crime scene Thursday as detectives search for a motive in the deadly Monday morning shooting carried out by a student and probe her possible links to a California man who authorities say was planning another mass shooting.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vdkijg0005356mcridwj7u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The campus remains closed as investigators comb through social media and documents to understand how 15-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/17\/us\/natalie-rupnow-madison-school\/index.html\">Natalie Rupnow<\/a>, who went by Samantha, got a firearm used in the killings at the private school in Madison.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vdwolb000c356moj39ph9n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Rupnow used a handgun to carry out the attack, authorities said. The handgun and a second gun not used in the attack were found at the scene, Madison police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/police\/newsroom\/incidentreports\/incident.cfm?id=32291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Wednesday<\/a>. The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has traced the origins of the weapons, but police won\u2019t provide further information on the guns, \u201cas it could jeopardize our investigation,\u201d a police statement said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vmf3t50000356mckj79jra@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As investigators sift through Rupnow\u2019s social media and analyze documents she is purported to have written, it also appears she had been in contact with Alexander Paffendorf, a 20-year-old man in Carlsbad, California, who was allegedly plotting a separate mass shooting with the teenager, San Diego County court documents show.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vmrke20002356mmvfdyb9t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cDuring an FBI interview Paffendorf admitted to the FBI agents that he told Rupnow that he would arm himself with explosives and a gun and that he would target a government building,\u201d the documents revealed, but did not identify the building.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vmsatr0005356ms2qn4o30@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A California judge issued a restraining order against Paffendorf on Tuesday under California\u2019s red flag law. The order requires him to turn over his guns and ammunition to authorities within 48 hours unless an officer asks for them sooner. CNN has attempted to reach Paffendorf for comment.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vmtnf2000b356my68qjuf3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            It\u2019s not clear where Paffendorf is now.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vrzfos00023b6m578iuyck@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A neighbor, Alex Gallegos, said he witnessed authorities carrying out \u201ca big black box\u201d during a search of Paffendorf\u2019s residence this week, when he saw about 15 police officers on the quiet street. \u201cIt looked like a gun case of some sort, and that\u2019s all I know,\u201d Gallegos said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vopos700003b6mu686q4hp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Carlsbad Police Department told CNN there is no threat to the city.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4votecg00063b6mxbtkj5tw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe are in communication with our federal partners, and we do not believe there to be a threat to our city,\u201d the police department said in a statement, adding it did not have additional details to share.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vtcieo00053b6mefz8u3qm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The FBI said it is also \u201cnot aware of any ongoing threats associated with this matter in Wisconsin or California,\u201d the agency said in a statement to CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vmtnf2000c356mzoj1prma@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Abundant Life Christian School attack was one of more than 80 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/school-shootings-fast-facts-dg\/index.html\">school shootings <\/a>across the United States this year \u2013 surpassing 2023 for the most in a single year since CNN began tracking such incidents in 2008.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vdou570009356my8lpvme3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Teacher Erin Michelle West, 42, of DeForest, and freshman Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, of Madison, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/18\/us\/madison-school-shooting-victims\/index.html\">died at the scene<\/a>, the Dane County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office said in a news release Wednesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vfjpky0001356m8cc0ajsv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Six people were injured in the shooting. Two students with life-threatening injuries remain hospitalized, while four other people with minor injuries were discharged, the Madison Police Department said in a release Wednesday.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm4vctoqz002m3b6myxhhaz2t@published\" class=\"image_large portrait image_large__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-name=\"Screenshot+(475).jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.335625\" data-original-height=\"2137\" data-original-width=\"1600\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-475.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image_large__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_large\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_large--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_large__picture\"><source height=\"2137\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-475.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2137\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-475.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2137\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-475.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"2137\" width=\"1600\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-475.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-475.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"The father of the 15-year-old Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter posted a photo to Facebook of his daughter, Natalie Rupnow, at a shooting range in August.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2137\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vbmmny000c3b6meft9kkep@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Rupnow was pronounced dead at a hospital Monday as a result of \u201cfirearm related trauma,\u201d the medical examiner\u2019s office said, noting additional testing is underway.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vfgus100003b6m2tfoia4f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Active shooting incidents involving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/08\/health\/female-shooters-rare\/index.html\">female shooters are rare<\/a>, data from an FBI study and other reports suggest. CNN has documented 83 school shootings in 2024, and of the 59 in which the gender identity of the suspected shooter was available, only two were female.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vbnr4s000f3b6mw8mduzzr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The mayor of Madison said it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/madison-wisconsin-school-shooting-12-17-24#cm4sezu290000356m7k4atrds\">too early to comment<\/a> on whether the parents of the shooter will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/madison-wisconsin-school-shooting-12-17-24#cm4sezu290000356m7k4atrds\">face criminal charges<\/a>, as have a few other parents of US school shooters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/09\/us\/james-jennifer-crumbley-sentencing\/index.html\">recent years<\/a>. Investigators are looking at \u201cif the parents may have been negligent,\u201d<strong> <\/strong>Barnes said Tuesday. He also said investigators \u201chave no reason to believe that they have committed a crime at this time.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vmznne000j356mxnvadsgu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Rupnow\u2019s parents, Jeff and Mellissa Rupnow, have not responded to CNN\u2019s repeated requests for comment. They are cooperating with police, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes has said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vbsr2z000m3b6m4kc8m9aw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Court records obtained by CNN show Rupnow\u2019s parents have been married to each other and divorced from each other twice, with court orders requiring the teen to split time between her mother\u2019s home and her father\u2019s, court records obtained by CNN show.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vevrtq000v356m3a2tnxhk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Jeff Rupnow had posted a photo on Facebook of his daughter at a shooting range in August. In the photo, the teenager can be seen wearing a black shirt with the name of the band KMFDM.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vlskxb000j3b6mkf9anib6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The German band\u2019s lyrics were cited by the students who carried out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2013\/09\/18\/us\/columbine-high-school-shootings-fast-facts\/index.html\">1999 massacre at Columbine High School<\/a> in Colorado, where 13 people were killed and a song by the band was featured in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/05\/us\/perry-iowa-school-shooting-friday\/index.html\">TikTok video<\/a> posted moments before a 17-year-old unleashed gunfire at Iowa\u2019s Perry High School, killing a sixth grader and wounding seven other people in January.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4veznru0010356majd6ywyi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            KMFDM issued a statement condemning the 1999 attack and expressed sympathy for the victims, adding their music was intended to stand against violence, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/police-search-motive-wisconsin-school-shooting-2024-12-17\/#:~:text=At%20the%20time%2C%20KMFDM%20issued,intended%20to%20stand%20against%20violence.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc8rjt000q3b6m1q5gibkv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Police in Wisconsin are also talking to Abundant Life Christian School students to determine whether bullying was one of the factors in Monday\u2019s shooting, Barnes said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe000x3b6mtwe5c574@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mackynzie Wilson, a sophomore at the school who had a locker next to Rupnow\u2019s, said she never thought the student she described as shy would be capable of carrying out an act of such violence.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vf47jq001c356mh17r5nb9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cShe was really quiet. She didn\u2019t really have any friends, and she just seemed really lonely,\u201d Wilson told CNN. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t like she was trying to fit in. She seemed very content being alone.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm4vuphx0000e3b6md7ev7zqh@published\" class=\"image_inline-small portrait image_inline-small__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_inline-small\" data-name=\"Thumbnail_1(1).JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_inline-small--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.2941176470588236\" data-original-height=\"440\" data-original-width=\"340\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/thumbnail-1-1.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_inline-small__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_inline-small\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_inline-small--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_inline-small__picture\"><source height=\"440\" width=\"340\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/thumbnail-1-1.JPG?q=w_256,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"440\" width=\"340\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/thumbnail-1-1.JPG?q=w_256,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"440\" width=\"340\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/thumbnail-1-1.JPG?q=w_256,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"440\" width=\"340\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/thumbnail-1-1.JPG?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/thumbnail-1-1.JPG?q=w_256,c_fill\" alt=\"Erin West, a teacher who was killed in the Madison school shooting on December 16, is pictured.\" class=\"image_inline-small__dam-img image_inline-small__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_inline-small__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"440\" width=\"340\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vwys8e00003b6m2y4p0kj1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            A funeral service will be held for West, a teacher employed part-time by the school, on Monday. Students described West as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/18\/us\/madison-school-shooting-victims\/index.html\">loving person<\/a> who devoted her time to supporting them.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vx1azb00063b6mbn1k3r8k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Angel Brube, a seventh-grader at the school, told CNN he knew the teacher well and described her as \u201calways very kind and caring.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vx0iul00043b6mearmlpzl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Vergara was an animal lover who was passionate about art, reading, singing and playing music, according to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gundersonfh.com\/obituaries\/Rubi-Patricia-Vergara?obId=34144130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online obituary<\/a>. Her funeral will be held on Saturday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vx1bjz00093b6mrprbxika@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            West and Vergara died of \u201chomicidal firearm related trauma,\u201d preliminary autopsy results found. The medical examiner\u2019s office said it will be conducting additional testing.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vnwzdg00003b6m3psdsngc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Meanwhile, the family of a student who suffered life-threatening injuries in Monday\u2019s shooting is asking for prayers and privacy as they focus on their son\u2019s recovery.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm4vv32z5000h3b6m06siup8c@published\" class=\"image_inline-small portrait image_inline-small__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image_inline-small\" data-name=\"Gund.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_inline-small--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"1.2380952380952381\" data-original-height=\"416\" data-original-width=\"336\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gund.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image_inline-small__container \" data-image-variation=\"image_inline-small\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image_inline-small--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image_inline-small__picture\"><source height=\"416\" width=\"336\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gund.JPG?q=w_256,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"416\" width=\"336\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gund.JPG?q=w_256,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"416\" width=\"336\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gund.JPG?q=w_256,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"416\" width=\"336\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gund.JPG?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gund.JPG?q=w_256,c_fill\" alt=\"Madison school shooting victim Rubi Vergara, 14, is shown.\" class=\"image_inline-small__dam-img image_inline-small__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_inline-small__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"416\" width=\"336\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vnxbhg00043b6m3hothgis@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The boy, referred to as Samy in a Facebook post, remains in critical condition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marcio.j.sierra\/posts\/pfbid02qqQXDjvYmTkcDBr41XhuLAXV2FkDscLKS4aJG54R4uJTtdQJtNgkVCAho7iMimYkl?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZWK30ctWyJRh8RhTX8kFxXroS5Qbnbv1_VPkMUOSfVGL9z8iyjy1xul0LRn-8xgz-Uv5qdswhUsiIn4H2jXPONHoDni1D6crjC9jvjdgMyWgnjQJl3i6wm_FWJGJvae7RFh6Esi7wKL-L0AB1OMleDkFpS2CJ99pyQcXMdnJl6dMw&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the post<\/a> by Marcio Sierra Jr., the senior pastor at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthouseinmadison.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lighthouse Church<\/a> in Madison.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vny14t00073b6mt4qfli4s@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He said the family are members of the church and he\u2019s been in daily contact with them. The family asked him to be their voice to the community, he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vo07xk000f3b6mssarxt3y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThey ask that you please continue to pray for Samy, he needs a miracle. The family understands the power of prayer, and they know that Samy is in God\u2019s hands,\u201d Sierra wrote.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vo0gzo000l3b6md79vryo1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cFor now, their request is that we stand with them in prayer and speak life over Samy,\u201d he wrote.\n    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cm4vfgfov002j356mfirql21m@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"residents-and-officials-call-for-action\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n        Residents and officials call for action<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe001o3b6m0lziuen0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Hundreds gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night to remember victims. A Christmas tree twinkled as mourners met in freezing temperatures to grieve, holding candles and hugging therapy dogs.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe001q3b6mwuqtl9ea@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            For students like Wilson, it was difficult returning to the school for the vigil because of the \u201cfear and trauma that built up,\u201d she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe001r3b6m2pkkyb8e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Madison local Justin Myers brought his two young children to the Tuesday vigil, telling CNN he had \u201ctold them the truth\u201d about what happened at Abundant Life.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe001t3b6mjtqlz9wl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s an epidemic, and I\u2019m not a big believer in the thoughts and prayers crap \u2013\u2013 I don\u2019t think it works,\u201d he added. \u201cWe need action, legislation and laws to make sure that guns don\u2019t get into the hands of people who don\u2019t have them.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe001v3b6meylkm5i7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            President Joe Biden, Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/madison-wisconsin-school-shooting-12-17-24#cm4sockc7000p3b6nlwktldo3\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and Wisconsin Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/madison-wisconsin-school-shooting-12-17-24#cm4slqx6800003b6nsxxmx811\">Rep. Mark Pocan<\/a> called for more action from Congress to address gun violence.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe001w3b6m8kr5zi9g@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cFrom Newtown to Uvalde, Parkland to Madison, to so many other shootings that don\u2019t receive attention \u2013 it is unacceptable that we are unable to protect our children from this scourge of gun violence,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/12\/16\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-shooting-at-abundant-life-christian-school-in-wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden said in a statement<\/a> Monday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe001z3b6mppe76wy8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Existing Wisconsin law limiting gun access to children is not sufficient, Dane County Executive Melissa Agard said Tuesday. \u201cOur laws in Wisconsin are far too lax when it comes to access of guns by children,\u201d Agard said Tuesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe00213b6m0y0hi06j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe should have background checks. We should have red flag bills, we should be providing adequate support for everyone in our community when it comes to behavioral health,\u201d Agard added.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe00223b6md2qcdgpc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Both federal and Wisconsin law generally make it illegal for someone younger than 18 to possess a firearm. State law similarly makes it illegal for any person to intentionally sell, loan or give a dangerous weapon to someone younger than 18 \u2013\u2013 but there are <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/statutes\/statutes\/948\/60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exceptions<\/a> such as allowing minors to possess a firearm for target practice under adult supervision, for use in the armed forces or for hunting.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe00243b6mtrxwamn2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Wisconsin also has a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/statutes\/statutes\/948\/55\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">child access firearm law<\/a> that makes it illegal to recklessly store a loaded firearm within reach or easy access of a child younger than 14<strong>,<\/strong> with penalties of up to nine months in prison if that child takes the firearm without permission and if the child uses the gun and \u201ccauses bodily harm or death to himself, herself or another.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vjss1s0000356ma2k3xejd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In April, the parents of the teenager who killed four students in the 2021 school shooting in Oxford, Michigan, were each sentenced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/09\/us\/james-jennifer-crumbley-sentencing\/index.html\">10 to 15 years in prison<\/a> after being convicted of manslaughter.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vjvgeu0002356m6nk205mu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In October, a Georgia grand jury indicted a father on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/17\/us\/colt-colin-gray-apalachee-school-shooting\/index.html\">murder and other charges<\/a> in the mass shooting by his son at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, as the nation continues to struggle with accountability for the violence plaguing American schools.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph paragraph_contributors inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_contributors\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4vc9rxe00273b6mm6wbuvwt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN\u2019s Jack Hannah, Taylor Romine, Sarah Dewberry, Elise Hammond, Holly Yan, Steve Almasy, Jillian Sykes, Caroll Alvarado, Whitney Wild and Taylor Galgano contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/12\/19\/us\/madison-school-shooting-thursday\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 The Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin\u2019s capital remains a crime scene Thursday as detectives search for a motive in the deadly Monday morning shooting carried out by &hellip; 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