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A shocking video shows students escaping a classroom at a high school in St. Louis where a shooter entered the school through a locked door and killed a teacher and a student on Monday.
The video, taken from inside a classroom, depicts the mayhem caused by shooter while the daughter of the teacher who was killed revealed her mother had raised concerns over school security.
19-year-old Orlando Harris used an AR-15 style rifle in the attack and brought over 600 rounds of ammunition to the school, and police also found a notebook detailing his desire to conduct the shooting.
The video from Monday shows students in a classroom huddled after the school principal used a code phrase on the loudspeaker to indicate a shooter was in the school.
The teacher in the room then says ‘lets go guys,’ before the students hurry for the exit while encouraging each other to ‘run!’
A newly revealed video from the shooting shows students in a classroom huddled after the school principal used a code phrase on the loudspeaker to indicate a shooter was in the school
The students waited until they were cleared to leave the classroom and then rushed into the hallway, where they are directed to the exit while telling each other to ‘run’
Jean Kuczka, 61, was a physical education teacher at the high school and raised concerns over security concerns before being killed in the shooting
15-year-old Alexandria Bell was killed in the shooting, while four other students were injured
Jean Kuczka, 61, was a physical education teacher at the high school and her daughter, Abigail, has revealed her late mother previously worried about security after a student from another school brought a gun into the building last semester.
‘She mentioned that, but other than that, she didn’t really think anything’ of further concerns, said Abigail.
‘I mean, I think people think it will never happen to them,’ she added. ‘She loved her students. I know her students looked at her like she was their mom.’
Video taken during the incident shows students hiding in a classroom before being cleared to escape the building, and depicts the moment they run for their lives.
15-year-old student Alexandria Bell was also killed in the shooting, while four other students were injured.
Alexandria’s family confirmed her death on social media, hours after her mother posted in a panic that she couldn’t find her.
Police have not revealed how Harris was able to gain entry into the building, and said there were seven security officers, metal detectors and the doors were locked.
He added that Harris had no criminal history and his motive for the shooting remains unclear.
Michael Sack, the police chief, is seen on Monday briefing reporters after the shooting and said he would not discuss how Harris gained entry into the school
One of the victims of the shooting is seen being wheeled out of the school en route to the hospital
This was the scene outside of Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis on Monday morning after a gunman opened fire and killed two people
Students stand in a parking lot near the Central Visual & Performing Arts High School after a shooting at the school
The situation unfolded when the principal of the school said a code phrase over the loudspeaker around 9am that means a shooter is inside the school.
In a press conference on Monday, St. Louis Police Chief Michael Sack said ‘As kids were fleeing out of the building, they talked to some of the kids who told them that there was a shooter armed with a long gun.’
The officers then entered the school, located the shooter, and fatally shot the suspect, he continued.
‘There was an exchange of gunfire’ after the officers had located the suspect,’ he said.
After a reporter pressed the police commissioner on how the gunman entered, Sack responded: ‘We’re not going to talk about how the suspect gained entry.’
Taniya Gholston, 16, recalled being in the dance room when the attacker burst in.
She said she only survived because his gun jammed.
‘I was in the dance room. All I heard was two shots, I was trying to run and I couldn’t run. And me and him…
‘I’m glad I made it out because his gun got jammed,’ she said.
Messiah Miller, 16, center, a junior at Central Visual & Performing Arts High School, prays with his teacher Ray Parks, second from right, following a shooting at the school on Monday, in the Southwest Garden neighborhood. ‘He looked at me, he pointed the gun at me,’ Miller said
People embrace in the Schnucks Arsenal parking lot following a shooting at Central Visual Performing Arts High School in St. Louis on Monday
‘I think somebody got shot. We saw blood on the floor.’
A mother of a student at the school told DailyMail.com her daughter was in the school band with Harris.
‘She said he was quiet,’ the mother said. ‘He used to sit in the corner by himself. Very anti social.’
Congresswoman Cori Bush was also present at the press conference. The Democrat represents the district where St. Louis is located.
‘Today is one of those days, those days that we pray, we pray never happens across this country,’ Rep. Bush said.
‘We want to thank again our first responders, but we also want to thank those teachers and school staff and administrators that were in place and moving and ready,’ the congresswoman said.
Law enforcement investigate the scene of a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School on Monday
Law enforcement investigate the scene of a shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School
‘Those that were there to support the students and those that are there right now.’
Bush said that any families or victims ‘who don’t know who to talk to,’ can call her office, stating that the phone lines will be open for those who need help.
The shooting was initially confirmed by the Twitter account of St. Louis Public Schools.
‘Police are on site at Central Visual and Performing Arts this morning following reports of an active shooter and both CVPA and Collegiate are on lockdown,’ they said on Monday morning.
The post from the district says that the ‘shooter was quickly stopped by police inside CVPA.’
‘We will send information on where parents can reunite with students,’ the district said.
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