Wisconsin School Shooting 15-Year-Old Female Identified As Killer ... Second-Grade Teacher Phoned 911
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12:05 PM PT -- Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes gave updates to the case this afternoon, and clarified a significant detail about the school shooting.
"Yesterday, after looking at the computer-aided dispatch system, it seems as if a call came from a second-grader -- it actually read, 'The call came from a second-grade teacher.' That was a mistake. That's my responsibility, and I apologize, and I clarify that today. It did not come from a second-grader -- it read 'second-grade teacher.'"
A 15-year-old girl has been identified as the Wisconsin school shooter who killed a student and a teacher and seriously injured several more people.
According to police, Natalie Rupnow died by suicide Monday after going on her terrifying shooting rampage at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, WI, where she was also a student.
Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes announced at last night's press conference that Rupnow — who went by the name Samantha — was the assailant, which came as a total shock because of her age and gender.
Kim Zolciak Kroy's Too Controlling ... Life Together Was Torture
Kim Zolciak is ripping estranged husband Kroy Biermann ... blasting him for being too controlling and making their time together traumatic.
The former 'RHOA' star was at LAX on Monday when a photog asked her about the latest police incident with her ex ... when cops were called to their Georgia mansion as the estranged couple moved out their last belongings.
Kim says Kroy's to blame -- he allegedly used his car to block the moving truck from being able to leave -- and she says he has a track record of being the problem.
Jennifer Lopez Interviewer Shocks With Comment About Her Age
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Jennifer Lopez fans were left stunned at the screening of her latest movie "Unstoppable" when an interviewer decided to bring up one of Hollywood's biggest taboos: age.
Check out the video -- J Lo was in L.A. Sunday with Variety’s Senior Awards Editor, Clayton Davis, who gushed about her 30 years in the biz, jokingly adding the 55-year-old was "getting up there" -- a comment which didn't land too well with some in the crowd.
You can hear someone off-camera gasp, "Did he just say that?" -- while others chuckled along, clearly not thinking it was a big deal.
Leighton Vander Esch Mom Files For Divorce ... After Dad's Arrest
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Leighton Vander Esch's parents are splitting up following the arrest of the former Dallas Cowboys star's father ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Court records we've obtained show Sandra Vander Esch filed for divorce from Darwin Vander Esch on Dec. 2 ... just one day after she accused him of attempting to strangle her during an incident at their Idaho County home.
In the alleged Dec. 1 dispute -- according to court documents -- Sandra claimed Darwin wrapped his hands around her neck following an argument at a nearby bar ... and "was pushing and squeezing, not letting her talk or breathe."
Daniel In 'Ugly Betty' 'Memba Him?!
American actor Eric Mabius was in his mid-30s when he first started playing Daniel Meade -- the womanizer who's totally lax at his job and has a dysfunctional family life -- on ABC's drama sitcom "Ugly Betty" -- back in 2006.
Eric was part of an ensemble cast including America Ferrera as the personal assistant from Queens determined to find success, Betty, Ana Ortiz as Betty's protective sister and strong single mom, Hilda and Mark Indelicato as Hilda's fashionable son who wants to be on Broadway, Justin.
Mabius also appeared on the Showtime series "The L Word" and in the film "Cruel Intentions."
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