Police arrested father in connection with daughter, who killed 2 in the shootout in the school in Wisconsin

A father of Wisconsin was arrested on Thursday in connection with his daughter in teenage and charged with several crimes who killed two people in the abundant Christian shootings last year, said officials.

Jeffrey Ruppnow, 42, was arrested around 3:45 a.m., said Stephanie Fry, spokeswoman for the Madison Police Department.

Rupnow should “contribute to a child's crime” and two cases in which “a dangerous weapon is made available to a person under the age of 18,” said Fry in a statement. All three fees are crimes.

Rupnow bought the firearm that was legally used at the shootout in Dane County, said Lt. Matt Nordquist, Madison police department, in a press conference. His 15-year-old daughter had regular access to a weapon safe and several other weapons in the house, the police said.

Nordquist added that Ruppnow was cooperative with the examination.

On December 16, 2024, 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow killed two people And injured at least six more at a shooting in the abundant life school in Madison, Wisconsin. The police said that a “combination of factors” seemed to have led to the shootings, but did not shared any details about Rupnow's motif. She died of a self -inflicted gunshot wound.

A student stayed to the hospital almost five months after the shootout, the police said, the police said

The police found that the youthful shooter of mass violence, school shootings and weapons was obsessed, even though a clear motive was never unveiled. She led a diary with drawings and videos of mass violence. The police said they had persecuted online interactions that may have deepened their fascination for violence and shootings.

One day after the attack, a judge issued an injunction against a California man, Alexander Pafendorf, because of his connection to the shootout. Paffendorf and Rupnow had attacked themselves with a government building with weapon and explosives. Civil servants. He was not charged with crimes.

The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office Identified the victims, a teacher and a student as an 42-year-old Erin West and 14-year-old Rubi Vergara.

CBS News turned to the abundant life Christian School to comment on the arrest and indictment.

Kerry Breen contributed to this report.