School shooting in St. Louis leaves at least 3 dead, including suspect

Police outside scene of St. Louis high school shooting.
(Image credit: AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

At least two students were killed and seven others injured following a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis on Monday, The New York Times reports. The suspect died at a hospital following an exchange of gunfire with the police.

Both an adult woman and a teenage girl were shot and killed, said Lt. Col. Michael Sack of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department; the woman died at the hospital and the girl was prounounced dead at the scene. Those that were injured "suffered a variety of injuries, from shrapnel injuries to gunshots," he added.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.