Wisconsin shooting latest: Teen school shooter pictured with gun in shirt like one worn by Columbine killer

Laura Lundgren, a teacher at Abundant Life Christian School, told CNN the community was “as shocked as anyone would be” after Monday’s shocking events.

“It was really worrying for all of us. We were all shocked as I think anyone would be,” she said on Tuesday.

“We try to love our children well. Most of the people who work there also have children in the building and we are all really connected. We know each other well. All the high school students I know, I had as a student or currently have.

“So I know all the kids that were in that room. We put together what we can and try to hold on well.”

Lundgren added that the mothers of the injured were “prayer warriors and they pray a lot for their children.”

Father of school shooter Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, who killed two people and wounded six at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, encouraged the 15-year-old to practice her gun skills in the months before Bloodshed on Mondayaccording to a review of his online activities.

In August, Jeff Rupnow — who could not be reached Tuesday — posted a photo on Facebook that appeared to show his shotgun-wielding daughter shooting clay pigeons at a local gun club.

“Is that a kid?” a friend commented.

“Of course!!!!” Rupnow, a father of one, answered. “We joined NBSC this spring and we all liked each other [sic] every second of it!”

A 15-year-old student killed two people, wounded six others and died in a shooting at a private K-12 school in Madison, Wisconsin, police said Monday.

The shooting happened at the Abundant Life Christian School around 11 am. A teacher, a student and the shooter were found dead at the school.

While the victims have yet to be officially named, here’s what we know so far:

As the deadly shooting unfolded at Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, one teacher took a defiant stance to protect students.

Kellen Lewis, who has four children, said the incident happened near where his third-grade son attended class.

“My third-grade son mentioned that his teacher was standing between the door and where the kids were hiding with scissors,” ready to defend the kids in the classroom, Lewis told CNN’s Jake Tapper.

Lewis said his four children range in age from 4 to 12 and the older ones understand what happened and are not afraid to return to Abundant Life Christian School.

At a press conference Tuesday, Madison Police Chief Sean Barnes would not confirm whether there was a specific connection between the victims and the suspected shooter, or whether they were specifically targeted in the attack.

“Everyone was a target of this incident and everyone was in equal danger today,” he said.

At a press conference Tuesday, Madison Police Chief Sean Barnes hailed the “incredible show of support” following Monday’s shooting.

“The past 24 hours have been a flurry of emotions, sadness, anger, disappointment, sadness for the community in Madison,” he said. “Tragedy brought us together, and today three families woke up this morning to a world without a loved one, and that can never be undone.”

he added, “In the midst of this tragedy, our community came together in an incredible show of support for Madison and indeed the state of Wisconsin and our nation. I cannot express enough gratitude to the many emergency agencies that provided direct support to the Madison Police Department.”

Dane County Executive Melissa Agard praised students and school staff in the district and across the country for going to school the day after the deadly shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin.

“Kids, my kids, teachers across our community and actually across our nation had to wake up and go to school today and that was an act of courage,” Agard said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

“The parents who left their children after what we witnessed yesterday showed courage and faith in our community. And that’s a courage that we shouldn’t put on the shoulders of our children and our families and our community.”

She added, “It’s okay to not feel good right now.”