By Davan 
The shooting began at 10:57AM in a confined area of the school.
Within three minutes, a Dane County Sheriff’s deputy and a Madison police officer arrived on the scene, entering the building to confront the situation.
Medics, coincidentally conducting training nearby, quickly joined the response.
A teacher and a student sadly lost their lives and six others were injured.
Two of the injured students remain in critical condition, while a teacher and two other students sustained non-life-threatening injuries, per AP News.
The shooter, identified as 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name “Samantha,” reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities pronounced her dead en route to the hospital.
Police are still working to uncover a motive for the shooting. Barnes stated that Rupnow’s family is cooperating fully with investigators, though no manifesto or clear explanation for her actions has been confirmed.
The suspect’s father has been interviewed by police, but no charges are currently planned against the family. Investigators also conducted a search of the suspect’s home on Monday, reportedly using stun grenades during the operation.
Sixth-grader Adler Jean-Charles explained the horror from inside the K-12 school in Madison as gunshots began ringing out.
“We heard them. And some people started crying. And then we just waited until the police came and they escorted us out to the church,” he said. “I was scared and [thinking], ‘Why did they do that? Why?’”
He continued: “I was in English and they said it was a lockdown drill, so we went to the side of the building and we went to the church after they came and got us.
“They gave us some food and then waited for them to transport us to the hospital and get our moms and dads.”
His mother Mireille Jean-Charles choked back tears as she explained the trauma inflicted on her son, his classmates and herself.
“Thank God they were safe,” she said. “But the trauma. It’s a lot, as I’m sure they lost friends and teachers, which is not OK. I don’t think they will be OK for a long time, and I’m not.”