On December 16, Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow opened fire and killed two people at Abundant Life Christian in Madison, Wisconsin. Six others were injured. The shooting occurred in only one room, and Rupnow was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound when police arrived on the scene. We know that the two victims were Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, a student, and Erin M. West, 42, a substitute teacher (via Fox News)
The teenage student and substitute teacher who were killed during the shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday have been identified, as new details about the alleged shooter have been revealed.
The Dane County Medical Examiner shared its report late Wednesday with Fox News Digital, and identified 14-year-old student Rubi Patricia Vergara and 42-year-old teacher Erin M. West as the deceased victims in a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School.
The report stated that West, of Deforest, and Vergara, of Madison, were both pronounced dead at the scene and that preliminary results of the examinations confirm that both died as a result of “homicidal firearm related trauma.”
The medical examiner said that more testing is still underway at this time.
“These deaths remain under investigation by the City of Madison Police Department and the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office. No further information will be released at this time,” the report read.
