Five dead, including shooter, in Madison School shooting; Several injured
Madison: A shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday left five people dead, including the suspected shooter, and at least five others injured, authorities confirmed.
The incident occurred at the private school, which serves around 400 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes stated during a press conference that the suspected shooter, identified as a juvenile, was found dead when officers arrived at the scene.
Emergency services responded with a large presence, including police, ambulances, and fire vehicles. Authorities confirmed that at least five individuals were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment.
"This remains an active and ongoing investigation," Madison Police said in a statement. There is currently no information on the motive behind the shooting.
Gun control and school safety remain significant concerns in the United States, as the frequency of such incidents has increased in recent years. According to the K-12 School Shooting Database, there have been 322 school shootings in the U.S. this year, the second-highest since the database began tracking incidents in 1966.
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Snowfall blocks two key roads providing alternative connectivity to Kashmir
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): Traffic on the Mughal and Sinthan Top roads, which provide alternate connectivity to Kashmir, was temporarily suspended on Sunday due to light to moderate snowfall in the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
However, traffic on the 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway -- the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country -- was plying as usual despite intermittent rains that ended the over one-and-a-half months long dry spell, they said.
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The Mughal road, which connects the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri with south Kashmir's Shopian, was closed for traffic as a precautionary measure after more than three inches of snow was recorded at Peer Ki Gali on Sunday afternoon.
A group of three tea vendors are left stranded on the road and efforts are on to evacuate them to safety, officials said.
After they were trapped in the snow, the vendors made passionate appeals through video messages urging the authorities to rescue them. The Border Roads Organisation has taken up snow clearance work and is trying to reach the stranded persons, officials said.
The Sinthan Top road, which connects Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu with south Kashmir's Anantnag, was also closed after moderate snowfall in the higher reaches.
Both the mountainous roads usually remain closed for several months due to heavy snowfall during winter.
