Wisconsin shooter pictured with gun in shirt similar to Columbine killer’s – live

The community in Madison has gathered to attend a candlelight vigil tonight in memory of the victims and in support of the injured following Monday’s shooting.

A handgun was recovered at the scene of the shooting, Barnes said. Officials are working to trace the source of the weapon.

Police do not yet know how Rupnow obtained the weapon. No update was given on the weapon at Tuesday’s press conference.

In the photo on her father’s Facebook page, Natalie Rupnow is wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the logo of the venerable German electro-industrial band KMFDM.

The top is similar to ones worn by teenage mass shooter Eric Harris, who in 1999, with classmate Dylan Klebold, shot and killed 15 students at Littleton, Colorado’s Columbine High School.

After the Columbine massacre, the members of KMFDM — which stands for Kein Mehrheit für die Mitleid, which translates to “No Pity for the Majority” — condemned the bloodshed, calling themselves “sick and appalled” by what had happened.

“From the beginning, our music has been a statement against war, oppression, fascism and violence against others,” the band announced, before making reference to the fact that the Columbine shooting took place on April 20th, the same day the band’s latest album was released — which also happened to be the anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birthday.

“[N]one of us condone any Nazi beliefs whatsoever,” the announcement said.

Laura Lundgren, a teacher at Abundant Life Christian School teacher, told CNN that the community was “shocked as anyone would be” following the shocking events on Monday.

“It’s been really troubling for all of us. We were all shocked as I think anyone would be,” she told the outlet on Tuesday.

“We’re trying to love our kids well. Most of the people who work there also have kids in the building and we’re all really connected. We know each other well. Every student in the high school I know, I’ve had as a student or I have currently right now.

“So I know all the kids that were in that room. We’re piecing together what we can and trying to hold each other well.”

Lundgren added that the mothers of the injured were “prayer warriors and they are praying hard for their kids.”

The father of school shooter Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, who killed two people and wounded six others at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, encouraged the 15-year-old to practice her weapons-handling skills in the months leading up to Monday’s bloodshed, according to a review of his online activity.

In August, Jeff Rupnow – who was unable to be reached on Tuesday – posted a photograph on Facebook of what appears to be his shotgun-wielding daughter shooting clay pigeons at a local gun club.

“Is that kiddo?” a friend commented.

“Sure is!!!!” Rupnow, the father of one, replied. “We joined NBSC this spring and we have been loving all [sic] every second of it!”

A 15-year-old student killed two people, injured six others, and died in a shooting at a private K-12 school in Madison, Wisconsin, police said Monday.

The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School around 11 a.m. A teacher, student and shooter were found dead at the school.

Though the victims are still to be named officially, here’s what we know so far:

As the deadly shooting was taking place at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday one teacher took a defiant stand to protect the students.

Kellen Lewis, who has four children, said that the incident had taken place close to where his third-grade son was attending class.

“My third grade son mentioned that his teacher stood between the door and where the kids were hiding with scissors,” ready to defend the children in the classroom, Lewis told CNN’s Jake Tapper.

Lewis said his four children range in age from 4 to 12 and the older ones understood what had happened and are not afraid to go back to Abundant Life Christian School.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Madison police chief Shon Barnes did not confirm if there had been a specific connection between the victims and the suspected shooter, or whether they had been specifically targeted in the attack.

“Everyone was targeted in this incident and everyone was put in equal danger today,” he said.