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Police arrest father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school

  • Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, was taken into custody and faced three felony charges related to the December 16, 2024 shooting carried out by his 15-year-old daughter at a Christian school located in Madison.
  • The charges stem from allegations that Rupnow supplied dangerous weapons to his underage daughter, Natalie Rupnow, who then carried out the shooting during study hall.
  • Natalie Rupnow shot and killed a 42-year-old educator, Erin Michelle West, along with 14-year-old student Rubi Patricia Vergara, seriously wounding two more individuals before taking her own life.
  • The former chief of police in Madison indicated that multiple reasons contributed to the shooting but chose not to provide further details while authorities looked into how the firearm was obtained.
  • Rupnow's arrest continues a pattern of parental legal actions in U.S. School shootings, illustrating increased accountability for how shooters obtain firearms.
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Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school faces felony charges

Wisconsin prosecutors on Thursday charged the father of a teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting last year with allowing her access to the semiautomatic pistols she used in the attack.

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