Jeff Rupnow, a Madison Wisconsin man has been identified as the father of the Abundant Life Christian School shooter Natalie Rupnow, with many social media users calling for him to face some consequences.
Jeff, a graduate of East High School, has a photo of him taking his daughter shooting on his Facebook profile, and that photo is drawing significant attention following Natalie shooting up her school.
The photo of Natalie Rupnow shooting was uploaded by her father on August 17th. She is seen with her back turned to the camera, aiming a weapon in the process of firing or having already fired.
Her father positively identified her as a commenter asked: “Is that kiddo?, to which he replied: “Sure is!!!! We joined NBSC this spring and we have been loving all every second of it!”
Who is Jeff Rupnow Madison WI?
Jeff Rupnow is the father of the latest school shooter to murder innocent kids in the United States of America, Natalie Lynn Rupnow, who killed two and injured several others at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison.
Jeffrey is a Former Store Manager at Kelley Williamson Mobil, a job he held from 2001 to 2007, according to his Facebook bio. He is a graduate of East High School and is single, per the information available on his profile. Natalie’s mother is named Melissa, according to social media posts.
His daughter, Natalie, appeared to have been his singular pride and joy. A photo from his page indicates he took her shooting over the summer.
Natalie, who also goes by Samantha Rupnow on social media, entered eternal infamy when she attacked students at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison on Monday, December 16th, 2024.
15-year-old Rupnow opened fire in a study hall with numerous mixed grades students present. She shot and killed a teacher and a teenage student. Six other students and a teacher were also injured, and Samantha is dead after shooting herself. She died en route to the hospital.
According to police, a second grader called called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report the shooting.
“Let that soak in for a minute,” said Madison’s Police Chief. “A second grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report a shooting at school.”
Father should be charged
Some social media users are calling for Jeff Rupnow to be charged following his daughter Natalie’s activities at the school and the images showing he took her shooting.
“Jeff Rupnow giving his kid shooting lessons. Will he be charged like those other parents?” one user said.
Another wrote: “15 year old Natalie rupnow aka Samantha rupnow was the shooter at abundance life Christian school. Father Jeff Rupnow trained his daughter in gun handling . She in turn killed a student and teacher before killing herself today in Madison Wisconsin,”
Police debunks transgender allegations
Meanwhile, the police have debunked online allegations that Natalie was transgender.
“I don’t know whether Natalie was transgender or not,” Chief Barnes said at a news conference tonight. “I don’t think that whatever happened today has anything to do with how she or he or they may have wanted to identify,” he said. “And I wish people would kind of leave their own personal biases out of this.”
Meanwhile, an alleged manifesto of Natalie spreading online has yet to be authenticated by authorities.