Students and staff were in shock as a shooter entered the school and started shooting.
Orlando Harris was identified by police as the shooter who started the shooting spree.
Who was St Louis shooter Orlando Harris?
Orlando Harris entered Central VPA High School on October 24, 2022, and started shooting.
Harris, then 19 years old, received his diploma from the aforementioned college just last year.
Local law enforcement swarmed the scene on Monday morning as Harris started his reign of terror. They then started shooting at Harris.
Later, he was brought to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead from his wounds.
After the incident, kids and teachers shared their accounts of what transpired.
According to interim police commissioner Michael Sack, Harris allegedly had mental health problems, and investigators are trying to pin down a motive.
David Williams, a math instructor, reportedly overheard the gunman say, “You are all going to f***ing die,” according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
According to instructor Michael De Filippo, “Once you heard the boom, all the giggling and laughing in the back of the room stopped.”
“Officers ran to that gunfire, located that shooter, and engaged that shooter in an exchange of gunfire.
“It’s going to be tough. While on paper, we might have nine victims, eight who were transported, one remained, we have hundreds of others. Everyone who survived here is going to take home trauma.”
What happened at Central VPA High School?
The Central VPA incident resulted in the deaths of two additional victims in addition to the shooter.
Jean Kuczka, a 61-year-old teacher of health and physical education, was one of the victims.
Jean passed away from her gunshot wounds as she was being taken to the hospital.
Alexandria Bell, a student, age 16, was named as the second victim.
Seven other survivors of the sad incident were recorded and receiving non-fatal medical care.
