Police: Three killed in shooting at St Louis high school
Published:Monday | October 24, 2022 | 2:09 PM
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A gunman broke into a St Louis high school Monday morning, fatally shooting a woman and a teenage girl and injuring six others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire.
The shooting just after 9 a.m. at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School forced students to barricade doors and huddle in classroom corners, jump from windows and run out of the building to seek safety.
One terrorised girl said she was eye-to-eye with the shooter before his gun apparently jammed and she was able to run out.
Speaking at a news conference, Police Commissioner Michael Sack said the shooter was about 20 years old but did not provide a name for him or his victims.
He declined to say if the woman killed was a teacher.
St Louis Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams said seven security guards were in the school at the time, each at an entry point of the locked building.
One of the guards noticed the man was trying to get in at a locked door, but couldn't.
The guard notified school officials and ensured that police were contacted, Sack said.
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