US EditionPolice arrest father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wisconsin religious school
- Jeffrey Rupnow, father of 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, was arrested in Madison, Wisconsin, for allowing his daughter access to guns used in a December 16, 2024, school shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.
- Natalie had been struggling with her parents' 2022 divorce, expressing hatred for life and planning the attack meticulously including building a school model and scheduling her own suicide.
- Jeffrey Rupnow had tried to bond with Natalie through guns, kept her pistols in a safe with an easily guessable code, and had purchased legally two firearms found at the school.
- During a shooting in a study hall, Natalie Rupnow fatally shot teacher Erin Michelle West and student Rubi Bergara, who was 14 years old, wounded six additional individuals, and then took her own life; authorities found 20 shell casings and the 9 mm Glock handgun used in the incident.
- Jeffrey Rupnow has been charged with felony offenses for knowingly providing a firearm to a minor that resulted in fatalities and for enabling juvenile delinquency, representing one of the recent instances of parents facing legal consequences related to their children's involvement in school shootings in the U.S.
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Father of School Shooter Faces Felony Charges for Firearms
Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, has been charged with multiple felonies after his 15-year-old daughter, Natalie Rupnow, carried out a deadly shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on December 16, 2024. The attack resulted in the deaths of teacher Erin Michelle West, 42, and student Rubi Patricia Vergara, 14, and left six others injured before Natalie took her own life. Prosecutors allege that Rupnow provided his daughter with acce…
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