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Photo: 123RF At least two people are dead, and several others injured, after a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, police say. The statement came shortly after a news conference at which police mistakenly reported four people were killed in the shooting. The Madison Police Department responded to the shooting at 10.57 am Monday (local time) and urged people to avoid the area around the school. Police have since confirmed in a press conference that the suspect is also dead. Officers located a juvenile suspect who is deceased, Madison, Wisconsin, police chief Shon Barnes confirmed at a briefing. Police believe that the suspect, who was found dead inside the building, was a student at the school. "This is a ever-evolving situation," Barnes said. "So there's a l...

Photo: 123RF At least four people are dead, and another five are injured, after a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, police say. The Madison Police Department responded to the shooting at 10.57 am Monday (local time) and urged people to avoid the area around the school. Police have since confirmed in a press conference that the suspect is also dead. Officers located a juvenile suspect who is deceased, Madison, Wisconsin, police chief Shon Barnes confirmed at a briefing. "This is a ever-evolving situation," Barnes said. "So there's a lot of work that has to be done, and we're committed to doing that work. We just ask for your patience." Barnes declined to give additional details about if the victims were teachers or students until families are notified. Medi...

By Chris Boyette, CNN Photo: 123RF Multiple people have been injured in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, police say. The Madison Police Department said it was responding to the shooting at 10.57 am Monday (local time) and urged people to avoid the area around the school. "Multiple injuries have been reported. This remains an active and ongoing investigation. More information will be released as it is available," police said in an incident report. Police told CNN officers are working to clear the school, and have no one in custody. Police announced various road closures and asked people to avoid the area. Abundant Life Christian School is a K-12 school serving approximately 390 students, according to its website. The school has a 28-acre campus and it...

Xi Jinping is increasingly turning against his own handpicked loyalists (file image). Photo: Xinhua via AFP/ Huang Jingwen Analysis - In the early years of Xi Jinping's war on corruption, the Chinese leader consolidated control over the world's largest military by taking down powerful generals from rival factions and replacing them with allies and proteges loyal to himself. A decade on, having given the People's Liberation Army (PLA) a structural overhaul and stacked its top ranks with his own men, the supreme leader is still knee-deep in his seemingly endless struggle against graft and disloyalty. And, like many strongman leaders in history, he is increasingly turning against his own handpicked loyalists. Late last month, Xi purged one of his closest proteges in the military - a decade...