Official Says Wisconsin Shooter Was New Student at Christian School Where Her Victims Had Deep Ties

Official Says Wisconsin Shooter Was New Student at Christian School Where Her Victims Had Deep Ties
Dan Beazley stands with the homemade cross he brought from Michigan for victims of a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Madison, Wis. AP Photo/Mark Vancleave
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MADISON, Wis.—The Wisconsin 15-year-old who shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student Monday was only in her first semester at the school but seemed to be settling in, a school official said Thursday as families of the victims remembered them as people of faith who had deep connections within the Christian school.

Abundant Life Christian School student Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, of Madison, and teacher Erin West, 42, of DeForest were killed Monday. Two other students who were shot remained hospitalized Thursday in critical condition.