A female shooter armed with a pistol opened fire at a Christian school in Wisconsin, killing two people and injuring six others, investigators confirmed.
The pistol, recovered at the scene, was a 9mm, according to the Associated Press.
The mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison began around 10:57 a.m., according to police. The shooting left three dead and six others injured.
The shooter was among the dead, although police never fired a shot.
In addition to the shooter, a fellow student and a teacher are among the killed.
"As difficult as today is – that's still someone's child that's gone," Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told reporters at a press conference Monday afternoon, explaining his reasoning for keeping the shooter's identity withheld for the time being. "That's still someone that has to deal with what happened today."
Barnes said the suspect's family has been cooperating with the investigation.
"I think we can all agree that enough is enough, and we have to come together to do everything we can to support our students to prevent press conferences like these from happening again and again and again," said Barnes.
Bethany Hyman, a mother whose children attend ALCS told NBC News she "just bolted out" when she learned there was an active shooter on campus.
"Your world stops for a minute. Nothing else matters," she said in a separate interview with USA TODAY.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., wrote on X, "I have been briefed on the active shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison and my heart goes out to all those impacted. My office is in touch with local and state officials, and I stand ready to assist law enforcement and anyone affected."
A post from Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., struck a different tone.
"Thoughts and prayers without action means more school shootings, more dead kids," he wrote. "More ACTION is needed by our elected officials. And more BACKBONE to stand up to gun manufacturers. This is uniquely a United States problem that doesn't have to happen."
