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Teacher was screaming 'help' recounts 8-year-old school shooting survivor

Two people were fatally shot and several injured during a school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.

The police chief in Madison said a second-grade teacher rang 911 just before 11:00 local time (17:00 GMT).

One parent said he was reunited with his children several hours after receiving an alert about the attack.

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