Authorities identified the teacher and student killed during a shooting inside a Madison, Wisconsin, school earlier this week. The medical examiner released their names late Wednesday, Dec. 18, a day after a vigil was held for the victims.
The two victims, 42-year-old Erin M. West and 14-year-old Rubi P. Vergara were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the suspected shooter, 15-year-old Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, opened fire in a classroom at Abundant Life Christian School on Monday morning, Dec. 16. She killed two and injured six others before turning the weapon on herself, police said.
Two students remain hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Four others, identified as three students and a teacher, were released from the hospital.
As the investigation continues, authorities said they recovered two guns at the school, but only one was used during the shooting. They said the motive appears to be a combination of factors.
