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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

Madison, Wisconsin police have just confirmed that today's mass shooting at a K-12

private Christian school resulted in the deaths of a teacher, a teenager, and another

student believed to be the shooter.

Police chief Sean Barnes disclosed a condition of the other victims hospitalized with injuries sustained in today's attack at Abundant Life Christian School.

Six other people were injured. Two students are now in critical condition in the hospital, and these injuries are considered life-threatening

injuries. Four students are also at other area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

Barnes says authorities still don't know the motive behind today's shooting. Meanwhile,

police have been working

to reunite survivors at the school with their families. The attack taking place less than 10

days before the school's holiday break. An ex-FBI informant has pleaded guilty to fabricating

a false bribery claim about President Biden and his son Hunter.

The false claims played a part in the failed push by House Republicans to impeach Biden.

Here's NPR's Ryan Lucas.

At a hearing in federal court in Los Angeles, former FBI informant Alexander Smyrinoff pleaded guilty to lying about bribes for the Bidens and to charges of tax evasion.

According to a statement of facts that accompanied his plea deal,

Smyranoff lied to his FBI handler making up a story about a Ukrainian gas company,

paying millions of dollars in bribes to President Biden and his son Hunter.

That false claim later played a central role in the ultimately unsuccessful effort

by House Republicans to impeach President Biden. Under Smyrnov's plea deal, prosecutors and his

defense team have agreed to recommend a sentence of between four and six years in prison.

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