ilia: en wisconsin, hoy las autoridades estÁn enfocando en las redes sociales de la adolescente natalie rupnowba, atando a un maestro y un estudiante, para luego quitarse la vida. en 2024 se han reportado 323 tiroteos en escuelas. reportera: en madison, las autoridades continÚan con la investigaciÓn para determinar quÉ motivÓ a natalie rupnow, de 15 aÑos de edad, abrir fuego en la escuela donde era estudiante. " es nuestra prioridad identificar el motivo, pero puede ser una combinaciÓn de factores", dijo el jefe de la policÍa. tratan de establecer la autenticidad de un manifiesto que circula en las redes sociales y que le han pedido el pÚblico no difundir. las redes sociales de la joven son objeto de escrutinio. estas son las primeras fotografÍas que se conocen del atacante, y que fueron publicadas por su padre. afirmÓ que ingresaron a un club de tiro en la primavera y que habÍan disfrutado cada segundo allÍ. autoridades allanaron la residencia de la joven de 15 aÑos y el padre de la menor colabora con las autoridades, mientras que se sabe que la madre estaba de viaje. la policÍa busque establ

elyangÉlica: natalie —— natalie rupnow llevaba consigo dos armas el dÍa del tiroteo, la policÍa no sabeool hablaba con un hombre, a quien el fbi detuvo en las Últimas horas, el joven de 20 aÑos habrÍa confesado que le enviÓ mensajes a natalie sobre hasta caer un edificio herramental con armas y explosivos. documentos oficiales revelan que la estudiante de 15 aÑos tenÍa una vida inestable. sus padres se habÍan casado y divorciado tres veces en 10 aÑos, lo que la obligÓ a mudarse constantemente. los registros se divorciÓ indican que natalie estuvo en terapia en el aÑo 2022, ella viviÓ principalmente con su padre, con quien disparaba por hobby. mientras tanto, dos familias hoy lloran la muerte de sus seres queridos, autoridades ratificaron la estudiante robbie patricia vergara de 14 aÑos, del primer aÑo de la escuela cristiana. aficionada a la lectura y al arte, vergara habÍa estudiado en la escuela desde el jardÍn de infancia, tambiÉn a la profesora erin michelle west, de 42 aÑos, una mujerde gran vocaciÓn, cuya vida tambiÉn fueron cegadas por las balas de la tele es una. —— natalie rupno

habrÍa confesado que enviÓ mensajes de texto a natalie rupnow el dÍa de la tragedia en los que dijo queen judicial se le confiscaron sus armas. >> si Él le hablÓ a ella y la convenciÓ de hacer un ataque, claramente puede tener algo sobre eso, pero al mismo tiempo podrÁ tener cargos en conspiraciÓn. reportera: la investigaciÓn indica que natalie rupnow tenÍa dos pistolas, pero no se revela la procedencia de las armas. >> quisiera enviar un aviso a los padres de familia que tengan conciencia, de que esto no puede seguir asÍ. reportera: el funeral de ruby vergara se llevarÁ a cabo este sÁbado. ilia: un juez negÓ la solicitud para desestimar los cargos penales contra pita redondo, e ex jefe ——pete arredondo, ex jefe de la policÍa al que se le acusa de no proteger a los niÑos en la escuela... la corte de apelaciones descalifica a la fiscal fani willis en el caso de trump por interferencia electoral. es probable que con esta decisiÓn sepÁrales el caso y ponga fin a los esfuerzos por juzgar a trump y sus aliados por sus intentos de revertir la derrota de 2020. sigue la incertidumbre sobre el c

police say the shooter was a 15-year-old student, natalie rupnow, they also call her samantha, her friendssearching tonight. and abc's alex perez reporting again from madison. >> reporter: tonight, police trying to find out what drove 15-year-old natalie rupnow, seen here in a recent facebook photo, smiling and hugging a dog, to bring a gun to the abundant life school monday morning and kill a teacher and a fellow student. >> at this time, it appears that the motive was a combination of factors. >> reporter: police say rupnow, who also went by samantha, shot her victims in a study hall classroom with kids of all grades inside. >> i was in the hallway and i was changing from my shoes to my boots to go to lunch. but then i heard the shooting. and screams. >> reporter: second grader nora reunited with her dad, still barefoot, trying to process what happened. >> we went to the church right next to my school, and everyone was panicking still. because the -- a lot of police were there. >> reporter: investigators now pouring over online accounts believed to be rupnow's that appear to show the sus

al 911 fue una maestra de segundo grado y no un estudiante, la agresora fui identificada como natalie rupnowa de 15 aÑos que le quitÓ la vida a un maestro y a un estudiante y dejÓ por lo menos a 6 heridos, 2 de ellos en condiciÓn crÍtica, la joven se quitÓ la vida de un disparo. vamos a hacer conexiÓn hasta madison, wisconsin con viviana Ávila. viviana: buenas tardes. la policÍa de la ciudad de madison, wisconsin ha hecho una aclaraciÓn y es que, la persona que llamÓ alertando sobre este tiroteo no fue un estudiante de segundo grado sino un maestro que enseÑa en el segundo grado, ademÁs, dijo que las autoridades estÁn trabajando en investigar lo del manifiesto que ha circulado por redes sociales, pero que no han podido confirmar su autenticidad, asimismo se monitoria la redes sociales de la atacante de esta escuela, identificada como una estudiante de 15 aÑos de edad, natalie rupnow y que tambiÉn se hacÍa llamar samantha. otra de las situaciones que se ha presentado el dÍa de hoy es que varias escuelas del distrito de madison, wisconsin se han hecho amenazas que han resultado ser falsas y po

and 15—year—old natalie rupnow, who went by the name samantha, was a student at the small, privatelychool in madison, wisconsin. about three hours into the school day, officials say, she opened fire in the classroom, killing a teacher and one of her fellow students before turning the gun on herself. officials say that she died on the way to hospital. police are attempting to determine a motive for the attack. they say that the girl's parents are cooperating with their inquiries, and they've also revealed that the first call to the emergency services, warning them of the bloodshed that was unfolding at this school came from a pupil in what's known as the second grade. that's pupils between the ages ofjust seven and eight years old. now, two other students are said to be in a critical condition in hospital tonight with potentially life—threatening injuries. president biden has called the incident shocking and unconscionable, and has called for tougher gun control laws to be passed by congress. but previous such calls, of course, have gone nowhere, thanks largely to the influence of the

. >> madison police have identified the shooter as 15 year old natalie rupnow, who went by samantha. they say she opened fire inside a study hall with students from mixed grades using a handgun, killing a teacher, a student and wounding six others before turning the gun on herself. law enforcement are working to determine how rupnow obtained the weapon. officers searched rupnow home monday afternoon and are looking into her online activity. chief barnes says her parents are cooperating and they don't expect to charge them at this time. >> we also want to look at if the parents may have been negligent, and that's a question that we'll have to answer with our district attorney's office. tonight. >> monday's tragedy has traumatized this small religious school and stunned the community. just days before christmas. some students describing the terror they felt sixth grader jean charles says he was scared after hearing the gunshots. >> he waited until the police came and then they escorted us out. >> and a heartbreaking account from the second grader who says she could hear cries from a te

meanwhile, police have identified the shooter as 15-year-old student natali rupnow who went by the name samantha. they say she was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital adding that a 9 millimeter handgun was recovered from the scene. >> we're not going to rush the information. we'll take our time and make sure that we do our due diligence. >> reporter: investigators have searched the 15-year-old's home and they say her family is cooperating with the investigation as police try to determine a motive. the shooting comes during the final week of classes before the school's christmas break. police say at least two of those wounded in in the shooting have been released from the hospital while two students have life threatening, critical injuries. madison police chief last night said his agency is working with state and federal law enforcement in their investigation but they are pleading with the public not to believe everything they read online about the shooter or a motive, michael. hard to believe we are here yet again so close to the end of the year. >> yes, it is. naomi ruchim. than

at abundant life christian school are combing through social media to find out why 15-year-old natalie rupnow was motivated to kill. rupnow is in this photo, posted by her father. he shares a photo of his daughter at a gun range last agust. a neighbor who did not want to be identified, says rupnow would sometimes watch his pets. >> just completely went above and beyond what was needed. she seemed very kind with animals. >> reporter: according to court records, rupnow was an only child. her parents married and divorced each other at least twice while she was growing up. after the couple's second divorce in 2020, rupnow, a preteen, had been alternating between her parents homes every two or three days. and legal documents show rupnow was in therapy. female school shooters are rare. less than 5% of the shooters have been female. >> we just heard lock down. lock down. not a drill. >> reporter: seventh grader angel brube was in a classroom during monday's rampage. >> we started hiding. we got in a corner. turn off the lights. and after two minutes, you could hear bangs upstairs. >> reporter: two p

. >> reporter: the suspected shooter, 15-year-old natalie rupnow, who went by samantha, died of a gunshot wound. investigators are combing through the alleged shooter's home and social media, trying to piece together how she got the gun and what drove her to target her schoolmates. >> it appears that the motive was a combination of factors. we're talking to students to understand whether bullying was one of the multiple factors. >> reporter: police acknowledged a document circulating online but they haven't publicly confirmed if it was written by the suspect. and authorities are asking anybody who knows anything about rupnow's history or her state of mind leading up to the shooting to get in contact with them. on the issue of security at the school, there was no school resource officer. but officials say there's cameras and staff conduct what they call visual checks of the school. now, they are looking at additional safety measures. that potentially would include a school resource officer. >> jarred hill, thanks, a lot of unanswered questions. >>> russia says it has detained a suspect in

cnn has also spoken with one of the students, whose locker was right next to natalie rupnow. police had said she'd gone by samantha. this child we spoke with said that she knew her as sam and that she didn't really have a friend group, that she was new at the school and this child that cnn spoke with didn't even know that her real name was natalee sarah. and so what is coming into clear focus here is that this child had a chaotic, at best, home life and was at a new school and had not yet really blossomed socially. and, you know, typically when we see cases like this, some of these patterns are replicated across other school shootings and what law enforcement has said over and over without giving any specifics, just more generally, though, and other officials here in wisconsin have made very clear, is that there are points along the timeline in which you can intervene before a mass shooting. that is certainly the case in other cases. and the question here is where along this timeline, could an intervention have occurred? law enforcement at this point is still not revealing wh

reporte policial revelÓ que una combinaciÓn de factores, entre ellos bullying, habrÍan impulsado a natalie rupnow aÑos, esto mientras la comunidad honra la memoria de las vÍctimas durante una vigilia. el presidente joe biden hablÓ por primera vez sobre los avistamientos de terrones en estados del noreste, dijo que los mismos no dan sensaciÓn de peligro, esto mientras el pentÁgono despliega sistemas contra esos aviones no tripulados, ademÁs,funcionarios de varias agencias federales participaron en una sesiÓn informativa en el congreso, donde se asegurÓ que los vuelos no parecen ser nada anÓmalos, y serÍa un riesgo para la seguridad pÚblica. la nasa retrasÓ una vez mÁs el regreso de los astronautas enviados a la estaciÓn espacial internacional en junio para una misiÓn de ocho dÍas pero problemas con la nave retrasaron su regreso, la agencia espacial ha pospuesto su rescate con un cohete spacex hacer mes de marzo, ambos astronautas dicen hablana diarios, sus familiares a travÉs de facetime. carolina: seguimos con mÁs, ahora con la Última el caso de luigi mangioni, aquÍ un gran jurado de la gran manz

and 15—year—old natalie rupnow, who went by the name samantha, was a student at the small, privately and about three hours into the school day, officials say, she opened fire in the classroom, killing a teacher and one of her fellow students before turning the gun on herself. officials say that she died on the way to hospital. police are attempting to determine a motive for the attack. they say that the girl's parents are cooperating with their inquiries, and they've also revealed that the first call to the emergency services, warning them of the bloodshed that was unfolding at this school came from a pupil in what's known as the second grade. that's pupils between the ages ofjust seven and eight years old. now, two other students are said to be in a critical condition in hospital tonight with potentially life—threatening injuries. president biden has called the incident shocking and unconscionable, and has called for tougher gun control laws to be passed by congress. but previous such calls, of course, have gone nowhere, thanks largely to the influence of the very powerful lobby gro

a 15 year old female classmate, now identified as natalie rupnow, opened fire at the k-12 school.se students, witnessing what was at least the 83rd school shooting of 2024. as you can see, it's a number that seems to grow year after year. the mother of one survivor says it makes her question her entire understanding of safety if your kids have at school, they are not okay. >> if they are church, they are not okay. if they are outside, elsewhere, they are not okay. where where are they going to be safe? >> all right. joining us now is democratic congressman marc veasey of texas. he is the vice chair of the new democrat coalition and currently serves on the house gun violence prevention task force. congressman, thanks very much for being here. good morning. so i know you and i'm interested to hear what your personal experience with guns in the classroom was like. i know you were working as a teacher and you had something obviously, this is this in this case, people died. but you understand what it's like, what happens when a student brings a gun into a classroom? what was your exper

police say an attack carried out by a student, natalie rupnow also known as samantha. >> identifying a motive is our top priority. but, at this time, it appears that the motive was a combination of factors. >> reporter: police and federal agents searching her home and removing evidence, interviewing her family and continuing to comb the school for clues. investigators exploring an online post rumored to be written by rupnow. >> now the process for doing that is looking at original documents that may have been taken from the suspect's home, looking at information that may be on laptops or on computer to determine if this document originated from our suspect. >> reporter: trying to figure out how and why happened. >> we will never be the same. but we will get through this together. >> reporter: in a community struggling with all that's been lost, jay gray, nbc news. >>> luigi mangione has been indicted in new york for the fatal shooting of the ceo of unitedhealthcare. the main charge is first degree murder in furtherance of terrorism. the d.a. said terrorism charges were warranted beca

police say 15-year-old natalie rupnow shot and killed a teacher and student monday before turning the gun on herself. two students are still hospitalized in life-threatening condition. >>> there is chaos on the hill a day after congressional leaders had agreed on a bipartisan short-term deal to fund the government. president-elect trump has thrown a wrench in the works by pupublicly coming out against i. let's turn to brie jackson. >> reporter: in a joint statement by president-elect trump and vice president-elect vance, it said if the democrats threaten to shut down the government go we don't give them everything they want, call their bluff. mr. trump later threatened republicans, saying anyone who votes for the bill will face a primary challenge. house majority leader steve scalise confirmed that the bipartisan bill is now dead. house speaker johnson's office failed to share a path forward. he and vice president-elect vance met, vance told reporters they had a productive conversation. now trump said that any bill should include an increase in the debt ceiling. he has now thrown the

madison police provided few details but now say a combination of factors may have led 15-year-old natalie rupnowkill a classmate, a teacher, and wound six others before taking her own life. >> there are always signs of a school shooting before it occurred. we are looking into her online activity. anyone who may have known her or knew what she was feeling or going through at that time. >> reporter: investigators are making a public appeal for information after searching the shooters home. they're also analyzing social media posts. cbs news has learned that the atf has traced the weapon but it's still not clear how rupnow obtained the gun. outside the christian school there's a growing memorial where we met a group of bus drivers. for megan mojica, monday's shooting brought back memories of the attack five years ago at a high school in nearby waukesha where her son attended. >> he was a victim of that shooting. he had the gun pointed at his face, so when i was seeing everything go on here it brought me right back to that day. >> reporter: her son survived that shooting. today, families in madison

bloom is concerned that natalie rupnow might become a symbol and incentivize other young women to follow suit. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> and still ahead, the cdc confirming the first severe case of bird flu in the u.s. and officials say how the patient contracted the disease is different from all previously known cases. >> advil liquid gels are faster and stronger than tylenol rapid release gels, also from advil. advil. targeted relief, the only topical with four powerful pain fighting ingredients that start working on contact and lasts up to eight hours. >> we're society in crisis, but what if we turned our discord into dialog? >> what if ceos, crows, and politicos were catalysts for civility? civility is, after all, the sweetener that takes the bitterness out of toxic disagreements. at sharm. we know people in businesses are at their best when they lead with civility. so join me in starting 1 million civil conversations to shape a better workplace and a better world daughter, i hope you know that being selfless does not mean forgetting about yourself. >> i'm so proud to see who y

diego, that this 20 year old man from carlsbad, california, was communicating with 15 year old natalie rupnow prior to the shooting and apparently, again, according to our affiliate in san diego, this man told fbi agents that he had told her he had planned to attack a government building using explosives and a firearm. at this point, he's under a basically what is like a civil complaint. john. so this is not criminal in nature yet, but what this gun violence protective order allows law enforcement to do is go in and get his firearms pending, you know, potentially pending a criminal charge later on. these are all questions that we do not have answers to yet, but are certainly watching very closely. meanwhile here, john, as you mentioned, this is still a community very much grieving, tremendous loss. aaron west, that teacher who was killed, was the substitute coordinator. she was the in house substitute teacher here at abundant life christian school. she was just beloved by her students. here's what one of those students told me about her loss. >> she really loved her kids, and she really, real

at abundant life christian school are combing through social media to find out why 15-year-old natalie rupnow motivated to kill. rupnow is seen here in this photo posted on facebook by her father. he also shares a photo that we are not showing of his daughter at a gun range last august. a neighbor who did not want to be identified says rupnow would sometimes watch his pets. >> just completely went above and beyond what was needed. she seemed -- she seemed very kind with animals. >> reporter: according to court records, rupnow was an only child. her parents married and divorced each other at least twice while she was growing up. after the couple's second divorce in 2020, court filings indicate rupnow, then a preteen, had been alternating between her parents' homes every 2-3 days, and legal documents filed two years ago show rupnow was enrolled in therapy. female school shooters are rare. of 544 incidents since 2014, less than 5% of the shooters have been female. >> we just heard lockdown, lockdown, not a drill. seventh-grader angel brube was in a classroom during monday's rampage. >> we all ju

and 15 year old natalie rupnow, who went by sam, was enrolled in therapy and the custody agreements for a child were were pretty turbulent. john, what was described by the washington post in those court records is custody agreements that sometimes forced natalie to move between homes every 2 to 3 days. so quite a bit to learn more there, john. law enforcement still has not released any details about who the lawful owner of the gun is. they've said that the atf has traced the firearm, but they have not described who again, who was the lawful owner and how that 15 year old was able to obtain that gun. we are also learning more from fellow students about natalie rupnow time at abundant life christian school, we spoke with one child whose locker was right next to hers and she said this john, she didn't really have a friend group. she's new this year. she's a freshman. she went by sam and this child described as being surprised that sam was her name and saying she didn't really know that much about her. john. and so the profile of this trial that is coming into clear view is one of, again, a

reveals the fbi stopped and detained a california man believed to be in contact with 15-year-old natalie rupnow before she opened fire monday at abundant life christian school. authorities say rupnow shot and killed a teacher and fellow student in madison, wisconsin, then took her own life. a gun violence emergency protective order says federal agents saw messages from 20-year-old alexander paffendorf to the teenage shooter. >> cops all up and down the street on this corner. >> reporter: neighbor alex gallegos says he saw law enforcement searching paffendorf's san diego-area home the day after the wisconsin shooting. >> a couple hours into it toward the end they were carrying out a big black box. >> reporter: the court document restraining paffendorf from having firearms says he admitted during an fbi interview that he told rupnow he would arm himself with explosives and a gun and that he would target a government building. it is not clear if paffendorf has been charged with any crime. the fbi says it is not aware of any ongoing threats associated with this matter in wisconsin or california. in

are looking into whether bullying may have played a role in the school shooting, 15-year-old natalie rupnow shot and killed a student monday before turning the gun on herself. two students are still hospitalized in life-threatening condition. >>> top security leaders are putting out a warning about a large-scale chinese hacking operation into u.s. phone calls and texts. it could be a threat to people across the country of the government saying anyone can be a victim. brian cheung looks at how you can protect your devices. >> reporter: a massive ongoing chinese hack of telecom companies that's possibly intercepting phone calls and text messages in the u.s. right now. leading to an unprecedented fbi warning to consumers. the head of homeland security calling the threat in his words very, very serious. >> it's a very sophisticated hack. i can't speak publicly to how it occurred, but the telecom providers are focussed intensely on it. >> reporter: officials from the cyber security and infrastructure security agency or cisa, says americans need to protect what they say on their phones with encry

. >> reporter: police identifying the shooter as natalie rupnow, saying she went by the name samantha. >> we're talking to students to understand whether bullying was one of those multiple factors that i mentioned earlier. >> reporter: police clarifying the initial 911 call was made by a second grade teacher. two students are still battling life threatening injuries. law enforcement spending the night sifting through a home of the shooter's parents. >> everyone was targeted in this incident and everyone was put in equal danger. >> reporter: investigators looking into how the 15-year-old accessed the handgun used in the shooting, spending hours interviewing her father and looking into her social media footprint, with detectives scrambling to verifying a document circulating online. >> the process for doing that is looking at original documents that may have been taken from the suspect's home. looking at information that may be on laptops. >> reporter: the community left reeling. >> we know a lot of the people involved. >> reporter: james and rebecca smith waited six hours to be reunite

identifican a natalie rupnow reconocida por el nombre de samantha.olescentey no un varÓn. >> asÍ es, las autoridades han realizado un allanamiento en la casa de la presunta atacante en esta escuela cristiana privada. con el fin de recaudar evidencia para determinar quÉ motivo a esta joven de 15 aÑos de edad abrir fuego en su propia escuela, ademÁs se interroga a padres de familia y se realiza el rastreo de esta arma, pistola 9 mm con la que cometiÓ esta tragedia. este martes contiene la consternaciÓn en madison, wisconsin tras el tiroteo en la escuela privada abundant life christian school. >> es muy triste como estudiante de la universidad uno entiende, que es muy triste, especialmente que viene la navidad ahora. >>el jefe de la policÍa identificÓ al estudiante natalie rupnow quien gozaba el nombre de samantha de 15 aÑos de edad como la responsable del tiroteo, que dejÓ un saldo de dos muertos, un estudiante y un profesor. ademÁs seis heridos. mÚltiples agencias del orden respondieron a la tragedia. el tiroteo se habrÍa registrado a las 10:57 a.m. h

her name was samantha rupnow natalie rupnow, but she went by samantha. she was 15 years old, not 17 as previously reported. she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene. so of course, two others were also killed at that shooting today. earlier, we have heard that police searched her home earlier tonight. they are still working to determine a motive and said a document that has been circulating online that has been attributed to her has not yet been verified by the authorities. i'm joined now by the former fbi deputy fbi director andrew mccabe, as well as the creator of the fbi's active shooter program, catherine schweid. it's great to have you both back with me. we are listening in to that press conference to see if there is new information coming out, as we're hearing from officials. andrew mccabe, let me start with you, though, just on what we're hearing here about the profile of this shooter. >> well, you've got to be shocked by the age. first of all, you have a 15 year old child who somehow gets their hands on a nine millimeter semi-automa

year-old alexander paffendorf admitted to fbi agents that he was plotting a mass shooting with natalie rupnowosives and a gun and target a government building. he didn't target which building or when he planned to launch the attack. the alleged connection between the two comes as madison's police chief told the associated press wednesday they do not know if monday's school attack was planned in advance, was are investigating 15-year-old r rupnow's social media for that letter to enter the school with two handguns and kill 43-year-old erin west and 14-year-old rubi patricia vergara before killing herself in a study hall classroom. according to court records, the shooter was enrolled in therapy in 2022. tributes poured in for the beloved abundant life school substitute and 14-year-old student. erin west someone he knew well. >> she was always caring, always spread positivity around, and just made everybody feel happy. >> reporter: and she sounds like she was a very important person to you as well? >> yes. >> reporter: it's important to note the order filed against paffendorf is a civil action,

investigators say natalie rupnow, who went by samantha, arrived at the abundant life christian school monday morning and killed a teacher and fellow student and wounded six others before taking her own life. >> the past 24 hours have been a flurry of emotion, sadness, anger, disappointment grief, grief as they try to understand why a festive day with students dressed in their holiday pajamas ended with them evacuating a shooting scene. >> police chief shawn barnes says the motive was a combination of factors and they are looking into everything from possible bullying to her online activity, adding everyone at the school was targeted equally in the shooting. as for writings related to the shooting that have been circulating online at this time, we cannot verify the document. >> we ask that you not share the document or spread any information that may be false. >> but police are looking for original documents that may have been taken from the shooter's home and speaking to her parents, who they say are cooperative to determine whether they owned or possessed the gun their daughter alleg

. >> reporter: it comes as investigators are learning more about the shooter, 15-year-old natalie rupnowey're trying to understand why the 15-year-old opened fire monday morning in a study hall classroom at the abundant life christian school killing a teacher and a teenage classmate and wounding six others before turning the gun on herself. >> identifying a motive is our top priority, but, at this time, it appears the motive was a combination of factors. >> reporter: detectives now talking with students, trying to determine if bullying was one of those factors. police also addressing whether any individuals were targeted by the shooter. >> everyone was targeted in this incident, and everyone was put in equal danger. >> reporter: law enforcement focusing on how the 15-year-old accessed the handgun used in monday's shooting spending hours interviewing her father and combing through her social media footprint, a document circulating online purportedly from the shooter. >> i'm just scared. >> reporter: amy says she's scared, too, and hesitant to send her 13-year-old daughter, lillian, back t

they identified her as natalie rupnow. she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound fired before police got to the scene. authorities are speaking with her parents, who are cooperating and have searched the home where she lived in madison. all of this happened just before 11:00 this morning inside a study hall classroom with students from different grades. here's how the police chief says the call came in a second grade student called 911 to report a shooting had occurred at school. >> don't let that soak in for a minute a second grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report a shooting at school. >> that is sinking in for so many of us out there. a source telling cnn the shooter planned the attack in advance, and she used a nine millimeter pistol. we still don't know her motive or how she got the gun, but the lives of everyone touched by this tragedy will forever be changed, including the 420 students who attend the school. kids like this sixth grader. >> did you hear gunshots? yeah, i heard. tell me what happened. we hea

. >> well, law enforcement is identifying the shooter as 15 year old natalie rupnow. they say that she went by samantha. law enforcement is still trying to figure out any details about the motive here and what they have not been able to say yet, and we hope to get an update about here in the next few minutes, is where she got that gun, who was the lawful owner of it and how she obtained it. the big question in this case, especially when you look at past mass shooting cases where parents were eventually charged, the question here is, is there any possibility that parents in this case would be charged? we've asked that to the chief repeatedly. here's what he said. >> at about 9 p.m. yesterday. that last night. >> well, we will certainly look at all facts and aspects of this case as they were voluntarily giving information that certainly helps to determine, you know, if they were involved or if they were. this was pre-planned. we don't have any evidence that it was. but we also want to look at if the parents may have been negligent. and that's a question that we'll have

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police say natalie rupnow shot herself and then died en route to the hospital. she's accused of fatally shooting two people, a teacher and a student at the abundant life christian school. no word yet on a motive. six people were wounded in the mass shooting, and two remain in critical condition with life threatening injuries. >> at 10:57 a.m.. a second grade student called 911 to report a shooting had occurred at school. don't let that soak in for a minute a second grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report a shooting at school. >> after getting the all clear. terrified parents ran to retrieve their children. young students who heard the gunfire shared what happened during those scary moments? >> did you hear gunshots? yeah, i heard them. tell me what happened. >> we heard them and then some people started crying. >> and then we just waited till the police came. >> and then they escorted us out. i was scared. why did they do that? >> why? i was getting ready for lunch, so it was basically lunch time. and then i just heard sobbing and there was a teacher an

about those documents as police work to try to figure out the motive new details emerging about natalie rupnow, the teenage student who opened fire at a private christian school in madison, wisconsin, monday, killing two and wounding six others. >> a facebook photo posted by rupnow father in august shows her at a shooting range. a comment from her dad on the photo says they joined the range in the spring and quote, we have been loving every second of it. she is seen also wearing a kmfdm shirt. a german industrial rock band whose lyrics were cited by the shooters at the columbine high school massacre in 1999. in colorado, the band at the time condemned that horrific attack. the band's music also accompanied a tiktok post from dylan butler shortly before he opened fire at a school in iowa in january, killing two. police say rupnow parents, jeff and melissa, are cooperating with the investigation. new court documents obtained by cnn reveal that her parents married and divorced twice within the span of about ten years, the documents show. a complicated arrangement, ultimately giving jeff primary c

investigators say natalie rupnow, who went by samantha, arrived at the abundant life christian schoolday morning and killed a teacher and fellow student and wounded six others before taking her own life. >> the past 24 hours have been a flurry of emotion, sadness, anger, disappointment. >> grief, grief as they try to understand why a festive day with students dressed in their holiday pajamas ended with them evacuating a shooting scene. police chief shawn barnes says the motive was a combination of factors, and they are looking into everything from possible bullying to her online activity, adding everyone at the school was targeted equally in the shooting. as for writings related to the shooting that have been circulating online at this time, we cannot verify the document. >> we ask that you not share the document or spread any information that may be false. >> but police are looking for original documents that may have been taken from the shooter's home and speaking to her parents, who they say are cooperative to determine whether they owned or possessed the gun their daughter alleged

. >> mackenzie wilson had a locker next to the shooter, 15 year old natalie rupnow. >> she was reallyquiet. she didn't really have any friends. and like, she just seemed really lonely. and she was just like. it wasn't like she was trying to, like, fit in. she seemed very, like content being alone. i guess this is new details are emerging about rupnow, who opened fire at a private christian school in madison, wisconsin, monday, killing two and wounding six others, according to court documents obtained by cnn. >> her parents married and divorced twice within the span of about ten years, the documents show. a complicated arrangement, with natalie moving between homes every 2 to 3 days. ultimately, her father, jeff, had primary custody, with regular visits from her mother, and they lived roughly 40 minutes apart. the documents also show that natalie attended therapy, and her parents were encouraged to join her. neither jeff nor melissa rupnow have responded to cnn's multiple requests for comment, but court documents say at one point reported a generally positive co-parenting relationship.

. >> the fbi is now investigating a man with possible links to 15 year old natalie rupnow, who authorities was planning a coordinated attack on a government building in california. >> natalie, who went by the name samantha, died by suicide after the mass shooting monday at the abundant life christian school in madison, wisconsin. >> according to an emergency protective order used to seize guns, 20 year old alexander paffendorf of carlsbad, california, allegedly discussed plotting a mass shooting with the madison shooter. cnn has tried to reach out to paffendorf or an attorney representing him without success. but the gun violence emergency order obtained by cnn states that paffendorf admitted to the fbi that he told rupnow that he would arm himself with explosives and a gun, and that he would target a government building. the document also states that fbi agents saw the messages between the two. meanwhile, investigators say they will continue to dig through rupnow communications will also be looking through her effects. >> if she had a computer or cell phone. and that will give us an idea

meanwhile, police have identified the shooter as 15-year-old student natalie rupnow who went by the namee was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital they say, adding that a 9-millimeter handgun was recovered from the scene. >> we're not going to rush the information. we'll take our time and make sure that we're doing our due diligence. >> reporter: investigators have searched the 15-year-old's home. and they say her family is cooperating with the investigation as police try to determine a motive. >> well, meanwhile, president-elect donald trump is stepping up his defense of robert f. kennedy jr. kennedy is being tapped to oversee the fda and cdc. he sparked concerns with his 2022 petition to revoke the polio vaccine. trump, however, is trying to reassure the public that the polio vaccine is not going anywhere. >>> parts of the bay area still reeling after recent storms and you know, part of state route 9 in santa clara county closed after a mudslide this morning. look at that. that happened between san born and red hill gulch roads in saratoga. detours are in place and caltrans expec

investigators say natalie rupnow, who went by samantha, arrived at the abundant life christian schoolday morning and killed a teacher and fellow student and wounded six others before taking her own life. >> the past 24 hours have been a flurry of emotion, sadness, anger, disappointment. >> grief, grief as they try to understand why a festive day with students dressed in their holiday pajamas ended with them evacuating a shooting scene. >> police chief shon barnes says the motive was a combination of factors, and they are looking into everything from possible bullying to her online activity, adding everyone at the school was targeted equally in the shooting. as for writings related to the shooting that have been circulating online at this time, we cannot verify the document. >> we ask that you not share the document or spread any information that may be false. >> but police are looking for original documents that may have been taken from the shooter's home and speaking to her parents, who they say are cooperative to determine whether they owned or possessed the gun their daughter alleg

to report a shooting at school the suspect has been identified as natalie rupnow. >> police say her parents are cooperating with the investigation and are not suspected of committing a crime. at this time, the school has about 420 students from kindergarten to high school. students as young as eight years old are telling their stories of coming face to face with gun violence at school. >> we heard them, and then some people started crying, and then we just waited until the police came, and then they escorted us out to the church. i was scared, and why did they do that? why? >> i just heard sobbing and there was a teacher and she was screaming like, ah, my leg! >> help, help! >> i was i was really scared and i was really sad. >> it is so heartbreaking to watch those students have to talk about going through this. joining us now to talk about it is jennifer mattea, senior news writer at the trace. jennifer good morning. thank you so much, jessica. excuse me for being here this morning. this obviously an incredibly difficult situation that we have seen unfold all too frequently here in the uni

year old man, alexandei agents he was being interviewed by, that he told the wisconsin shooter, natalie rupnowhat he would arm himself with explosives and a gun, that he would target a government building. but the documents don't say which building in particular. on tuesday, there was a restraining order issued against paffendorf to temporarily turn over his ammunition and guns as they investigate this situation. the carlsbad police department told cnn there is no threat to the city at this time. directed our questions to federal authorities. now, my colleagues, josh campbell and jake hanna were not able to locate paffendorf today in his neighborhood, but did speak to some neighbors, some who described him as reclusive, that his family had lived there for more than a dozen years. now, while that's going on on the west coast over in wisconsin, the community is still just reeling from this tragedy. people now talking about the victims they lost, including the teacher, aaron west. here's what one student had to say. >> just she was brought something up about how, um, just about how she, like, wou

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