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Another school shooting. How can we prevent it from happening again? The Serious You: How Current Events Affect You

Started 5/24/22 by Showtalk; 30395 views.

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From: don5328

8/25/22

I'll second that.

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At Least 3 People Killed, Including Suspect, After Shooting at St. Louis High School

"This is a heartbreaking day for all of us," said Chief Mike Sack. "It's going to be tough"

BY TOMÁS MIER
OCTOBER 24, 2022

ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING rattles the country. At least three people, including the suspect, a teen girl, and an adult woman, were killed during a school shooting Monday at a high school in St. Louis, Missouri. Six other people were injured and transported to a local hospital.

Cops received a call at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School around 9:10 am reporting an active shooter situation.

Both victims — the woman and the teen — died of gunshot wounds. The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital while the teenager was pronounced dead on the scene, St. Louis Police Chief Mike Sack said during a press conference Monday afternoon.

“This is a heartbreaking day for all of us,” Sack said. “It’s going to be tough.”

According to Sack, police “immediately made entry” into the building as kids ran out and located the shooter, who was about 20 years old, after hearing gunshots. “The suspect was struck and was transported,” Sack said. “The suspect has been pronounced deceased.” The suspect’s name has not yet been released.

The other victims transported to the hospital “suffered a variety of injuries from trample injuries to gunshot [wounds] and are currently being treated,” said Sack. “We hope for the better.”

The building was searched, and after a bomb dog went through the school, it was determined that there were “no additional threats.” Sack also said that the suspect’s vehicle was located and will be investigated.

According to a math teacher at the school who spoke to St. Louis Today and CNN, the school principal shared the code word that indicates there’s a school shooter over the school intercom system. The teacher also said he heard a man say, “You are all going to fucking die” after hearing multiple gunshots.

A senior at the school told SLT that some students “thought it was a drill at first” but later realized it was an active shooter. “Next thing you know, we just heard gunshots,” said another student.

A third witness told the outlet that they heard the shooter saying they were “sick of this damn school.

St. Louis High School Shooting: At Least 3 Dead, Including Suspect – Rolling Stone

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From: Showtalk

Oct-25

Why can’t they get the shooters before they hurt anyone?

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From: WALTER784

Oct-25

I'm not sure. This article mentioned very little about the shooter, but I wonder whether he was on anti-depressants?

This is an old article, but it talks about that: SCHOOL SHOOTINGS: The Evidence Antidepressants Are The Cause – International Coalition for Drug Awareness – ICFDA

Edited to add: Make sure you watch the videoclips in that link.

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Edited October 25, 2022 9:23 pm by WALTER784

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From: Showtalk

Oct-26

He could have been.

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From: Dee (DLAINEDEE)

Oct-29

They can get these shooters before they enter the schools, if they really wanted to. Obviously they don't want to.

Have you noticed, the majority of these shootings are in 'gun free zones'. That is just an advertisement for criminals to have free reign. Otherwise, why would you hang a sign on your door letting the world know law-abiding citizens will not be able to defend themselves in this place?

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From: WALTER784

Oct-29

Yep... and don't forget this:

FWIW

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From: Showtalk

Oct-29

They aren’t going to shoot up a school if they know there is an armed guard waiting for them. They don’t want to identify possible shooters in advance. In Uvalde the man was outside long enough for their entire police force to arrive and take him down before he entered the school if the observers had been quick enough.