Case against father of Madison school shooter will move forward after court official finds probable cause

The criminal case against the father of a Madison school shooter will move forward after a Dane County court commissioner ruled there is probable cause to believe he gave his daughter access to the guns used in the deadly attack.

Jeffrey Rupnow, 43, of Madison appeared in court Thursday on felony charges. He faces two counts of intentionally giving a dangerous weapon to someone under 18 and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Prosecutors say Rupnow’s 15-year-old daughter brought two of her father’s handguns to the Abundant Life Christian School on Dec. 16 before killing two other people and then herself.

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