At least three individuals, including the suspect, were slain inside a high school in Missouri on Monday morning, according to police officials.
According to district officials, the shooting occurred at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis.
In addition to the fatalities, police officers stated during a press conference that eight people were sent to surrounding hospitals as a result of the event.
The commissioner of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Lt. Col. Michel Sack, acknowledged that the tragedy claimed the lives of one adult and one female.
The district had previously stated that only two people had been shot and transported to the hospital.
This was the scene Monday morning outside Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis when a gunman opened fire and killed two people.
Police were observed dragging fleeing pupils back into the school after a guy opened fire.
Less than four hours into the school day, students were evacuated due to the presence of an active shooter.
Monday morning, a swarm of police cars was visible outside the Missouri school.
Armed officers approached the scene with caution after two students were shot by an unnamed suspect. Officials of the district reported that authorities were able to quickly stop the shooter.
St. Louis Public Schools tweeted, “Police are at Central Visual and Performing Arts this morning in response to reports of an active shooter, and both CVPA and Collegiate are on lockdown.”
The district report states that the shooter was soon apprehended by police within CVPA.
The two injured pupils were transported to the hospital immediately following the shooting.
Their current conditions are unclear.
As of little before 11 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, school administrators were still evacuating pupils.
Students are being transported to “safe and secure” locations.
The district stated that it would provide information on where parents may reunite with their children.
Monday, students were evacuated after a shooter entered the school and injured two children.
Pupils and faculty raced in terror to police and EMS personnel at the scene where two students were shot.
Monday, the school district requested that officials avoid the area between S. King’s Highway and Arsenal Street “until further notice.”
This investigation is in progress.
The police conducted a press conference after the incident and reported that they are collaborating with the school district and families.
The culprit has not been positively identified at this time.
“I do feel that swift actions saved lives,” claimed one law enforcement official.
Superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools Dr. Kelvin R. Adams stated, “This is a day of tragedy.”
One school district official stated, “I am stressed and heartbroken; I am heartbroken for these families.” Our children should not be subjected to this.
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