Erin West and Rubi Vergara named victims of Wisconsin capturing

A trainer and an adolescent have been recognized as the 2 victims killed in a Wisconsin college capturing.

Erin West, 42, and Rubi Vergara, 14, had been shot to loss of life Monday morning at a non-public Christian college in Madison.

They had been pronounced lifeless on the scene, the Dane County medical expert’s workplace stated.

Investigators are nonetheless making an attempt to find out why the suspect, 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, opened fireplace on her classmates and employees earlier than turning the gun on herself.

An announcement launched at a local burial site described Rubi Vergara as a freshman who leaves behind her mother and father, a brother and a big prolonged household.

“She was an avid reader, liked artwork, sang and performed keyboard within the household worship group. She shared a particular bond along with her beloved pets, Ginger (cat) and Coco (canine).”

West was a substitute tutorial coordinator, the varsity’s communications director, Barbara Wiers, stated in a press release to the Related Press.

“Our hearts are heavy with these losses,” she stated.

Angel Brube, a seventh grader who was on the college in the course of the capturing, instructed CNN he knew West properly, describing her as “sort and caring.”

Rupnow, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, owned two handguns, however police say they do not know how she obtained them and haven’t stated who purchased them.

No determination has been made on whether or not Rupnow’s mother and father may very well be charged in reference to the capturing.

Discovering Rupnow’s motive is a prime precedence, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes stated Tuesday.

“However proper now it seems the motive is a mix of things,” he instructed reporters.

In one other improvement Wednesday, police in California issued a gun violence restraining order towards a 20-year-old man who they stated was in touch with Rupnow.

He deliberate to assault a authorities constructing, in keeping with court docket paperwork, and shared his plan with the 15-year-old from Wisconsin.

Two different college students who had been shot Monday stay in vital situation whereas 4 different individuals suffered minor accidents.