Chaos unfolded inside Central Visual and Performing Arts High School shortly after 9 a.m. when authorities learned of a shooter with a long gun inside.
Three people are dead, including the gunman, after a shooting at a St. Louis high school Monday morning sent multiple people to hospitals, police said.
It unfolded shortly after 9 a.m. when authorities learned of a shooter with a long gun inside Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. The shooter, who appears to be about 20 years old, was taken into custody inside the school, He was pronounced dead a short time later,after exchanging gunfire with police.
The names of the gunman and the two victims were not released. One of the victims is a woman and the other is a teenage girl. Both were killed as a result of gunshot wounds. Authorities have not disclosed the shooter's connection to the school or a motive for the gunfire.
There were seven active security guards in the school building at the time of the shooting, according to school officials. "At this time, the scene is secure and there is no active threat," police said in a tweet.
"Our children shouldn't have to experience this, they shouldn't have to go through active shooter drills in case something happens. And unfortunately that happened today."
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