According to one first statement from the police in Madison received reports of several injuries after a shooting at the school.
Later, the police on site at the school were able to say that five people were killed and as many injured in the shooting. One of the dead should be the suspected shooter, police said in ABC News’ live broadcast from the scene.
The shooter is said to be a young person and is believed to have attended school.
The police have blocked roads in the area.
According to local media, close to 400 children from pre-school to the last year of primary school attend the school concerned.