A TEEN girl who shot dead a teacher and a fellow student before turning the gun on herself at a Christian school was pictured on a gun range with a rifle, and wearing a T-shirt also worn by one of the Columbine killers.
Natalie Rupnow’s motive for the horror shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, is still unknown.
Natalie Rupnow pictured with a gun on her father’s social mediaFacebook/Jeff Rupnow
Facebook/Jeff RupnowRupnow, 15, killed a fellow student and a teacher before turning the gun on herself[/caption]
EPATwo died in the shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin[/caption]
Authorities say Rupnow, 15, was dealing with issues at home and at school, and that she wrote a “manifesto” that was posted online.
Cops are investigating the writings shared by the suspected killer.
Emergency crews were called to the school just before 11 am local time on Monday, December 16 to reports of a shooting.
Authorities say they found two students dead – including Rupnow – along with a teacher in the same part of the school.
Six further students were injured – two of them critically – and were rushed to nearby hospitals.
The other student is said to be in the second grade.
Rupnow’s parents are cooperating with the investigation, according to Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes.
A chilling photograph shared by Rupnow’s father shows her at a shooting range earlier this year.
In the picture posted by Jeff Rupnow, the gunwoman is seen practicing with a rifle while wearing a black T-shirt promoting the band KMFDM.
Eric Harris, one of the two Columbine school shooters, was seen wearing a similar KMFDM T-shirt ahead of the 1999 massacre that left 13 dead.
Cops recovered a 9mm pistol from the scene of the shooting.
Under the photo of his daughter holding the rifle, Jeff Rupnow responded to a comment from a friend asking if it was his daughter in the picture.
Confirming it was, Jeff added, “Joined NBSC (North Bristol Shooting Club) this spring and we have been loving every second of it.”
The NBSC is a gun club in the suburbs of Madison that offers $90 annual family memberships, according to its website.
Jeff Rupnow shared a number of photos of his daughter on social media in recent years.
GettyThe Abundant Life Christian School was put on lockdown on Monday morning[/caption]
APEmergency vehicles were scrambled while parents waited anxiously for news[/caption]
Abundant Life Christian School shooting timeline
On December 16, a student at Abundant Life Christian School opened fire on the private K-12 school in Madison, Wisconsin. Below is a timeline of the events that unfolded:
10:57 am – A second-grade student calls 911 to report the shooting
11:00 am – Cops arrive on the scene and immediately enter the school
11:05 am – Cops find the shooter down and recover the gun
11:14 am – School is started to be cleared
11:20 am – Public safety alert is sent out to nearby phones
11:38 pm – Madison Police Department confirms multiple people are injured
12:15 pm – Cops hold a press conference and confirm three people are dead, including the shooter, and at least six others injured
12:38 pm – Abundant Life Christian School requests prayers on Facebook
2:30 pm – At a second press conference, cops confirm the shooter was a teen who attended the school
8:30 pm – Cops confirm shooter was student Natalie Rupnow, 15, who died while being transported to the hospital
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