Shooter at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin ID’d as 15-year-old Natalie ‘Samantha’ Rupnow
SUMMARY
A 15-year-old student, Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, was identified as the shooter in Monday’s deadly attack at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. Rupnow entered a study hall classroom around 11 a.m., fatally shooting a teacher and a student while injuring another teacher and five students—two critically. She died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound en route to the hospital. Authorities are investigating a potential manifesto circulating online but have not confirmed its authenticity. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes emphasized the need to understand how Rupnow obtained the firearm. President Biden responded, calling for stricter gun control measures, lamenting the normalization of school shootings. Police arrived within minutes, crediting a second-grader’s 911 call. Authorities are questioning Rupnow’s father but stress no evidence of parental wrongdoing.
