Wisconsin school shooting update as teacher and pupil killed by gunman with kids fighting for lives

The shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, has resulted in at least three people being shot dead and several others having been taken to hospital with injuries

A teacher and teen pupil have been killed after a gunman burst into a Wisconsin school.

Police initially said five people had been shot dead but they later revised that figure down to three. They revealed a teacher and a teen pupil were among the dead.

The teacher and teen were shot by a fellow student, according to Madison Police Department chief Shon Barnes. Officers were today alerted to reports of a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison.

Two students are said to be in a critical condition. One of the dead is understood to be the shooter.

Officers found a handgun at the school following the shooting. Chief Barnes did not specify whether the weapon was that used in the shooting.

He said the shooting was confined to one space. It was unclear whether that space was a classroom or a hallway.

Students were not being rushed into interviews, Barnes said. He continued: "We're going to give them an opportunity to come in and speak to what they may have saw when they feel ready."

Survivors of the shooting took buses to a reunification centre following the incident, according to NBC News.

The school has students from kindergarten age all the way up to the 12th grade.

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