Graduates shooting at a St. Louis high school
The dead teacher is 60, close to retirement.
A 16-year-old student died
Two people, a teacher and a student, were killed in an art school shooting in St. Louis, Missouri.
According to local media on the 24th (local time), a 19-year-old graduate opened fire at an art school in St. Louis, Missouri, killing two people, including a teacher and a student.
According to foreign media such as NBC News, shooter Orlando Harris, 19, broke into his alma mater, Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, shortly after 9:00 the same day and opened fire.
Two people, including a teacher and a student, were killed in the incident and the killer was killed in a fire fight with the enlisted police.
The dead teacher was Jean Cuxka, 61, a school health officer, who was about to retire. He was killed while preventing a shooter from entering the classroom.
At the same time, a 16-year-old student died and four 15-16-year-old boys and three girls were shot and abraded.
Louis police said the author, who graduated from the school last year, broke into the school armed with a long pistol and 12 large-capacity magazines that could hold 30 bullets. He entered the school building and opened fire indiscriminately, shouting, “You will all die.”
Police said the militants arrived at the school four minutes after receiving the first report, it took eight minutes to find the killer and two minutes later the killer was killed.
The local police chief explained that the killer had no criminal record, but was suspected of having a mental illness and was investigating the exact reason for the crime.
On social media (SNS) such as Twitter, photos and videos of students being held hostage and evacuating through windows have been uploaded and disseminated.
The Associated Press reported that it cited students and teachers from the school who met with the authors, but fortunately survived because the gun did not work properly.
Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Carine Jean-Pierre held a press conference in response to the shooting and called for further legislative action at the congressional level to prevent gun violence.
Ji-min Jang, guest journalist of Hankyung.com [email protected]
