Police are investigating why a teenage girl brought a handgun to her small Christian school in Wisconsin and opened fire, killing two people and wounding several others a week before Christmas.

Wisconsin lawmakers and public officials issued statements in response to a shooting at a K-12 Christian school in Madison Monday morning. A teenage student and teacher were killed at Abundant Life Christian School,

Police say a youth opened fire at a private Christian school Monday morning in Madison, Wisconsin, killing two people in the final week before Christmas break

Authorities in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday identified the teenage student who opened fire at a private Christian school, killing two people and injuring several others.

The shooting was reported at Abundant Life Christian School, 4901 E. Buckeye Rd. Barnes said the shooting took place in a classroom during a study hall that included students from various grades. The shooting was reported just before 11 a.m., according to Madison police.

The 15-year-old girl who police say killed a teacher and teen student in a shooting at a Christian school Wisconsin was in her first semester at the school and the attack lasted eight minutes, school officials say.