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AP —Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. The following August he met with a Washington University psychiatry resident, telling her he thought about shooting people at his old school. Harris’ family grew more concerned on October 15, when two packages from gun and ammunition suppliers arrived. She later drove her brother to a storage facility, which was about 5 miles (8 kilometers) from the high school. She told police she “knew something was going to happen.”On October 24, shots rang out as Harris entered his former high school.
Persons: Orlando Harris ’, Harris, Louis, Harris ’, Noneeka Harris, Tanya Ward, , , wasn’t, Alexzandria Bell, Jean Kuczka, Kuckza, ” Harris ’ Organizations: Missouri, Central Visual Arts, Performing Arts High School, Georgia, Washington University psychiatry, Washington University, Associated Press, FBI, AP, Mental Health Services, Police Locations: Missouri, Lewiston , Maine, St, Charles , Missouri
St. Louis police on Monday released a detailed report about a 2022 school shooting that left a student and teacher dead, publicly revealing for the first time the gunman’s struggle with his mental health and hospitalizations over suicide attempts. The 456-page document also outlines concerns raised by Orlando Harris’ family and their attempts to get help. Students stand in a parking lot near the Central Visual & Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, on Oct. 24, 2022. Following the shooting, agents went to the storage unit and found it completely empty. During one session, Harris allegedly talked about shooting people at his old high school, the report says.
Persons: Louis, Orlando Harris, Tanya Ward, Harris, ” Harris, Jean Kuczka, Bell, David Carson, ABACA, Ward, , Orlando H, “ Ward, Harris ’, wasn't, Hetal Patel, Patel, worthlessness, ” Patel Organizations: Louis police, Central Visual, Performing Arts High, Central Visual & Performing Arts High School, Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Authorities Locations: St, Orlando, Louis
More than half a dozen others were injured before the police fatally shot the gunman in a third-floor room where he had barricaded himself. But Missouri is one of 29 states that have no background check requirement for private sales. So, Mr. Harris found a weapon by browsing the online site Armslist. Federal law requires background checks only for purchases made through the approximately 80,000 businesses that sell, ship, import or manufacture weapons licensed through the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Unlicensed private sellers, by contrast, can legally sell their wares at gun shows, out of their houses and, increasingly, through online platforms such as Armslist that match buyers with sellers.
Persons: Louis, Orlando Harris, Mr, Harris, Alexzandria Bell, Jean Kuczka Organizations: Visual, Performing Arts High School, of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives Locations: St, Missouri
Months before a 19-year-old shooter opened fire Monday inside a St. Louis high school, his family told police he had a gun, and had it removed from the home, officials said Wednesday. "Every building has weakneses," Sack said, adding that sharing the specifics of how the shooter entered the school could adversely impact the school district. A photo of Alexzandria Bell sits among flowers and candles left as a memorial to the victims of a school shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School on Oct. 25, 2022, in St. Louis. Robert Cohen / St. Louis Post-Dispatch via APShooter's mother wanted gun 'out of the house'The shooter's family was “aware” that he had obtained the gun, though it's not clear exactly when he got the weapon, Sack said. He said he believes the firearm the family contacted police about may have been the same AR-15-style rifle he used in the school shooting.
"It could have possibly been this gun," Sack said, referring to the AR-15 style rifle used in Monday's shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. Sack deflected questions about how Harris entered the school, which was locked at the time, saying only that he had used a "forced entry." After the St. Louis shooting, the suspect's mother told investigators that the family was aware of his mental health issues and had "done everything they possibly could" to get him help, Sack said. That process can be more difficult when a gun is transferred between individuals instead of sold by a licensed dealer. Investigators believe Harris targeted individuals at the school, Sack said, but declined to say if the gunman targeted the 61-year-old teacher or 16-year-old girl who were slain in the attack.
The 19-year-old gunman who killed two people at a St. Louis high school Monday was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and over 600 rounds of ammunition, and left behind a note referencing mass shootings, police said. St. Louis Police on Tuesday showed an image of the rifle used by Orlando Harris, who died after exchanging fire with authorities. People gather outside after a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts high school in St. Louis on Monday. Jordan Opp / St. Louis Post-Dispatch via APA vigil for the victims of a school shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis on Monday. After a gunfight with authorities minutes later, the gunman was taken into custody and later pronounced dead, a St. Louis police official told reporters.
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