'Needed some time to come and pay my respects': Friends, community mourn the loss of Hartland teens

HARTLAND, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Hartland community continues to mourn the loss of several community members following a tragic incident Friday morning.

Firefighters responded to a fire at an apartment complex at 700 Mansfield Court. Six victims were found dead. The two adult victims have been identified as Connor McKisick and Jessica McKisick. The four additional vicitms are two 3-year-old boys, 12-year-old Sofina Kleemeier, a 7th grader at North Shore Middle School, and 14-year-old Natalie Kleemeier, a freshman at Arrowhead High School.

On Friday, police indicated the fire was set intentionally and a criminal investigation was underway. Monday night, Hartland Chief of Police Torin Misko provided an update to the investigation, saying all six victims in the case have a single gunshot wound. Connor McKisick's gunshot wound was determined to be self-inflicted.

Throughout the day on Monday, community members and classmates stopped by the scene to place flowers, stuffed animals, photos and other tokens of remembrance outside the apartment.

Michael Hetzel is a former classmate of Natalie's. He said even though they weren't the closest of friends, he still wanted to make the trip to Hartland from Sussex to pay his respects.

"She was such a caring person and she always had a good-hearted personality for everyone," Hetzel said. "She always cared and looked out for everyone else. She was so selfless."

Jackie Digangi came to pay respects with her daughter, who she says was best friends with Sofina.

"It's been a rough weekend," Digangi said. "Sofina was a really good friend of my daughter and we're really going to miss her. She was such a nice, kind-hearted, loving girl. Always just in high spirits. You could tell she loved life."

Students at Arrowhead and North Shore Middle School were given the opportunity to meet with counselors following the tragic news.

A GoFundMe has been set up to help with the costs of funeral arrangements. Those interested can donate to that GoFundMe by clicking here.