Judges will not hear appeal of ALCS shooter’s father

A panel of judges will not hear an appeal in the case of Jeffrey Rupnow, the father of a teenage girl who opened fire at the Abundant Life Christian School in December 2024. Rupnow, who is charged with two counts of intentionally giving a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a child, had asked an appeals court to review a Dane County judge’s decision not to dismiss the charges against him. A criminal complaint accuses Rupnow of giving his 15-year-old daughter access to guns despite knowing of her ongoing mental health issues. She shot and killed two people and hurt six more before taking her own life at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison on Dec. 16, 2024.