December 17, 2024

Madison, Wisconsin, first responders were undergoing training when a school shooting happened

Editor’s Note: The latest updates on the shooting can be found at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin. here.

First responders in Madison, Wisconsin, were participating in a training session Monday morning when a school shooting it happened nearby, authorities said.

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A student and teacher died and six other people were injured when a teenage student Fire opened at Vida Abundante Christian Schoola private Christian school serving about 250 families on the city’s East Side, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. the shooter He was found dead by authorities, police said.

Barnes said the shooting occurred around 10:57 a.m. CT, while medics from the Madison Police Department’s Special Events Team were in a session at the department’s training center, less than three miles away. The SET medic team consists of approximately 16 members, including several who have worked or volunteered in emergency medical services, according to the city of Madison. website.

“They left the training center immediately and came here and did in real time what they were actually practicing,” he said. “And that’s why training is so important and making sure that we can provide the best possible training and the best possible response to our community members.”

The police chief said training for such events occurs “constantly,” noting that fire and police commanders participated in a separate training session over the past two weeks.

Madison police and local officials shared additional details Monday following a deadly shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.

“And all of that came into play today, and our officers performed extremely well based on their training and expectations that they know exactly what to do,” Barnes said. “Stop the threat, stop the killing, find the threat.”

Mass incident training is something “we were hoping we wouldn’t have to put into practice again,” Madison Fire Chief Chris Carbon said.

The possible motive for the shooting remained unclear Monday afternoon.

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According to Barnes, police were working to find “as many answers as possible” while interviewing witnesses and obtaining search warrants for additional information.

“Many of you have asked me why this is,” the police chief said. “Why did this happen? What do we know? What was the motivation? I don’t know, but I will tell you this, our detectives are working hard in the investigative process to find as many answers as we can so we can further prevent these things happen, not only in this community, but in other communities in our country.