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School Shooting Tragedy in Madison: A Community in Mourning
On a tragic morning at a school in Madison, officers were dispatched at approximately 10:57 a.m. following a report of a shooting. By the time they arrived, three individuals—including the shooter—had lost their lives, and numerous others were injured. The shooter has been identified as Natalie Rupnow, a 15-year-old student who went by the name Samantha. Evidence indicates she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, with the official cause of death pending further examination by the Dane County Medical Examiner.