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Three people dead, six injured after Wisconsin school shooting, police say
A young suspect is among the dead after the attack at Abundant Life Christian School in the state capital, Madison, said the city's police chief, Sean Barnes.
US media reported that the suspected shooter, who was already dead when police arrived, was a student at the school
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A teenager and a teacher were killed, while two students suffered life-threatening injuries
The shooting was confined to one part of the school and a gun was used
Two dead, one suspect dead in another US school shooting
Watch: 'Enough is enough' - Three dead in Madison school shooting
Police say a student opened fire with a gun on Monday morning, killing a teacher and a student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, just over a week before Christmas.
US media reported that the suspect, who died of self-inflicted wounds before police arrived, was a student.
Here are some other key details we know so far:
Six other people were injured in the attack, which happened a week before students were due to leave for winter break.
None of the victims have yet been named
Police are interviewing witnesses and students, saying it could help uncover a motive
US President Joe Biden has called on Congress to "act now" and protect children from "this scourge of gun violence."
The K-12 Violence Project has documented more than 300 school shootings in the US this year. These include incidents in which a firearm is discharged or fired, or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless of the number of victims.
We are wrapping up our live coverage of this shooting.
You can follow all developments on the Abundant Life Christian School scene here. share
How common are gun deaths in the United States? posted at 3:31 p.m
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According to the Gun Violence Archive, so far in 2024, there have been approximately 16,000 gun deaths - not including suicides - in the United States.
Researchers say there have been about 500 mass shootings so far this year.
The numbers are actually down from pandemic-era highs of more than 20,000 deaths and more than 600 mass shootings in 2021 and 2022.
But the figure would still be enough to put the United States at the top of the list of countries where gun violence kills the most people. Countries like Venezuela and El Salvador have higher rates of gun deaths per capita than the United States. But rates are much lower in Canada and other developed countries in Europe, according to Pew Research.
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