Wisconsin school shooting victims named as teacher Erin West and student Rubi Vergara
Tributes have been paid to teacher Erin M. West and Rubi P. Vergara. who died in the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Tributes have been paid to the two victims who died in the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, who have been named as 42-year-old teacher Erin M. West and 14-year-old student Rubi P. Vergara.
The Dane County medical examiner’s office confirmed their identities in a news release Wednesday night, while the school said in a separate statement that “our hearts are heavy with these losses.”
The suspected shooter, Natalie Rupnow, 15, a freshman at the school who was also known as Samantha, died on the way to hospital Monday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
“ALCS is a better school for the work of Erin West. She brought her love of Jesus and love of people to our staff and school family all wrapped in a hug and topped with a smile,” the school said in its statement.
Erin West.Empire PhotographyIt said West worked as a substitute teacher for three years before she took a full-time staff role as an in-house substitute teacher and coordinator, “a role tailor made for her abundant skills and breadth of knowledge.”
Rating: 5