The school shooting incident by a teenager at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison shook the nation. As details about the victims of the shooting are out, they are even more heartbreaking.
The teacher killed due to gunshot wounds at this school in Wisconsin has been identified as Erin Michelle West. Rubi Patricia Vergara, a ninth-grader, was the other victim killed in the shooting, while six others were injured and the entire school was traumatized.
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According to the Associated Press, the 42-year-old West lived in DeForest and worked as a teacher at the school. The school's communication director, Barbara Wiers, revealed that while West was a substitute teacher for the initial three years, she was later promoted as the school's substitute coordinator.
Along with the details about West, Wiers also wrote how the school's officials are mourning the losses.
Several students also came forward to talk about West and revealed how she was loved by them.
In an interaction with CNN, a seventh grader named Angel Brube said that he knew Erin West well and called her "kind and caring."
Another student, Mackynzie Wilson, also came forward and talked about how the teacher "loved her kids." Wilson revealed that she saw Erin West right before the shooting and added,
"She was so excited to see her daughters grow up and what they were going to be and do with their lives."
Wilson further added mentioning how West was a beloved one for everyone at the school.
"She would have done anything for them… I just wish I could’ve gone back and given her a hug."
What role did a California man play in the shooting that killed Erin West?
According to NBC San Diego, a 20-year-old California man communicated with Natalie Rupnow, also addressed as Samantha, the teenager who opened fire at the Wisconsin school. An order obtained by the portal also reveals that the FBI took into custody the man when they discovered he was planning a "mass shooting" with Rupnow.
He had also admitted to the agents that he told Natalie that he would
"arm himself with explosives and a gun and that he would target a government building."
The man was recently detained by the FBI, and his guns have been temporarily seized. Rupnow's parents are cooperating in the investigation, as she killed herself after opening fire at the school.
Students, their parents, school staff, and the entire community are traumatized by the incident. They also held a vigil for Rubi Vergara and Erin West and prayed for them.
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