Motive In Wisconsin School Shooting 'Was A Combination Of Factors,' Police Say
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Determining a motive behind the Monday school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, that killed three people, including the 15-year-old assailant, remains a “top priority,” authorities said Tuesday, noting that they are “working to authenticate” a purported manifesto circulating online. “It appears that the motive was a combination of factors,” with bullying among the angles being investigated, Madison Police Department Chief Shon Barnes said at a press conference following the incident at Abundant Life Christian School. via Associated Press He said the shooting — which wounded six other people, two of whom remained in critical condition Tuesday — left the community with “a flurry of emotion: sadness, anger, disappointment, grief.” “Three families woke up this morning to a world without a loved one,” he said. Scott Olson via Getty Images On Tuesday, “numerous” schools within the Madison Metropolitan School District were the target of false threats, “often known as swatting,” Barnes said.