Funerals have been set for the coed and instructor who had been shot and killed by at 15-year-old at a non secular college in Wisconsin, whereas police on Thursday pursued their investigation into the motive.

Plentiful Life Christian College pupil Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, of Madison and instructor Erin West, 42, of DeForest had been killed within the assault Monday. Police say pupil Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow killed herself on the college and died at a Madison hospital. Two different college students who had been shot remained hospitalized Thursday in essential situation.

Vergara’s funeral was set for Saturday at Metropolis Church, which is adjoining to the varsity, and West’s funeral is Monday at Doxa Church in Madison, the place she was a member, based on obituaries printed Wednesday and Thursday.

West had labored on the college for 4 years and is the mom of three daughters, based on her obituary. She loved tenting with household, attending college sporting occasions, serving at Doxa Church and spending time together with her daughters and the remainder of her household, the obituary mentioned.

“ALCS is a greater college for the work of Erin West,” the varsity mentioned in a press release.

West labored three years as an alternative instructor earlier than accepting a workers place because the sub coordinator and in-building substitute instructor, based on the assertion.

“She served our academics and college students with grace, humor, knowledge, and — most significantly — with the love of Jesus,” the varsity mentioned. “Her loss is a painful and deep one and he or she will probably be tremendously missed not simply amongst our workers, however our complete ALCS household.”

Vergara was a freshman on the college and “an avid reader, beloved artwork, singing and taking part in keyboard within the household worship band,” based on her obituary.

The college described her as light and loving.

“Rubi was a blessing to her class and our faculty,” the varsity mentioned. “She was not solely an excellent good friend, however an excellent massive sister. Usually seen with a e book in hand, she had a present for artwork and music.”

Makes an attempt to acquire remark from kinfolk of West and Vergara have been unsuccessful.

The shooter introduced two weapons to the varsity. A person in California instructed authorities he had been messaging her about attacking a authorities constructing with a gun and explosives, based on a restraining order issued towards him Tuesday underneath California’s gun crimson flag regulation. The order required the 20-year-old Carlsbad man to show his weapons and ammunition in to police inside 48 hours, nevertheless it’s unclear Thursday whether or not he complied, could be charged or was in custody.

The order didn’t say what constructing he had focused or when he deliberate to launch his assault. It additionally didn’t element his interactions with Rupnow besides to state that the person was plotting a mass capturing together with her.

A spokesperson for the Carlsbad Police Division mentioned federal authorities had been main the investigation and “we don’t imagine there’s a menace to our metropolis.”

Police, with the help of the FBI, had been scouring on-line data and different assets and talking with the shooter’s mother and father and classmates in an try to find out a motive, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes mentioned on Wednesday.

Police do not know if anybody was focused or if the assault had been deliberate prematurely, the chief mentioned.

Whereas Rupnow had two handguns, Barnes mentioned he doesn’t know the way she obtained them and he declined to say who bought them, citing the continuing investigation.

No selections have been made about whether or not Rupnow’s mother and father is likely to be charged, however they’ve been cooperating, Barnes mentioned.

On-line court docket data present no legal instances towards her father, Jeffrey Rupnow, or her mom, Mellissa Rupnow. They’re divorced and shared custody of their daughter, however she primarily lived together with her father, based on court docket paperwork.

Plentiful Life is a nondenominational Christian college of about 420 college students that gives prekindergarten courses via highschool.

Adam Rostad, who lives close to Madison, went to ALCS from kindergarten via highschool. His grandfather was pastor of the church that helped set up the varsity and his mom and aunt each labored there.

Rostad mentioned Thursday that regardless that he graduated about 20 years in the past and doesn’t even take into account himself a “church individual” any longer, ALCS is household.

He has collected an inventory of about 440 people who find themselves desperate to both prepare dinner meals or purchase present playing cards for these affected, and is coordinating with the varsity and church to ensure that’s one of the best ways to assist.

“Bullets don’t actually care what your religion is, or you probably have one,” Rostad mentioned. “They actually don’t.”

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Related Press writers Giovanna Dell’Orto in Minneapolis and Ryan J. Foley in Iowa Metropolis, Iowa, contributed to this report.