(The Center Square) – The Madison Police Department has arrested the father of the Abundant Life Christian School shooter and have charged him with contributing to the delinquency of a child and providing a dangerous weapon to someone under 18 resulting in death.
Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, was arrested in the early morning hours Thursday and his arrest record was unsealed in the afternoon.
Both 42-year-old teacher Erin West and 14-year-old student Rubi Vergara were shot and killed at the school on Dec. 16 along with the shooter, who died from self-inflicted wounds.
Police determined the freshman shooter opened fire in a mixed grade study hall classroom. Two guns were found at the school but only one – a handgun – was used in the shooting, according to Madison Police.
