Police are investigating a possible manifesto linked to the Wisconsin faculty shooter Natalie Rupnow – a 15-year-old scholar who killed two in a Christmas massacre. 

Police Chief Shon Barnes acknowledged that detectives can not affirm the authenticity of the doc, which circulated on-line after Rupnow opened fireplace at Ample Life Christian Faculty in Madison, Wisconsin. She killed a instructor and a fellow college students in addition to injuring six others. 

A second-grade scholar made a 911 name at 10.57am to report a taking pictures on the faculty. Detectives have been involved with the shooter’s relations and have searched her house in Madison in an try to find out a motive. The shooter’s father is at the moment cooperating with the authorities at one in all their services.

Requested in regards to the alleged manifesto circulating on social media, Barnes informed reporters: “A doc about this taking pictures is circulating this time on social media however now we have not verified it is authenticity,” in accordance with Mirror US. 

“We haven’t been in a position to confirm that it’s genuine. We’re actually conscious that it’s been posted and the one that posted it, alleged to have a reference to the sufferer.” 

“Each little one, each particular person in that constructing is a sufferer and will probably be a sufferer endlessly. … We have to work out and attempt to piece collectively what precisely occurred,” Barnes stated.

Barbara Wiers, director of elementary and college relations for Ample Life Christian Faculty, stated college students “dealt with themselves magnificently.”

She stated when the varsity practices security routines, which it had performed simply earlier than the varsity yr, leaders all the time announce that it’s a drill. That did not occur Monday.

“After they heard, ‘lockdown, lockdown,’ they knew it was actual,” she stated.

Youngsters and households had been reunited at a well being clinic a few mile away. Dad and mom pressed kids towards their chests whereas others squeezed arms and shoulders as they walked aspect by aspect.

One lady was comforted with an adult-size coat round her shoulders as she moved to a car parking zone teeming with police automobiles.

A motive for the taking pictures was not instantly identified, nor was it clear if the victims had been focused, Barnes stated.

“I do not know why, and I really feel like if we did know why, we may cease these items from taking place,” he informed reporters.