Shooting at an American school left three dead, including a suspect

On Monday, at least two people were killed and six wounded when a gunman opened fire on a street. Louis, in the United States of AmericaAccording to city police commissioner Mike Sack, who said officers shot and killed the suspect.

Police responded to an active shooting call at Central High School for the Visual and Performing Arts at 9:10 a.m. (11:10 a.m. ET).

When clients arrived, students were running out of school. During a news conference after the incident, Sack said they told officers that the gunman was carrying a “long rifle”.

Sack said the officers exchanged fire with the gunman, fatally wounding him. However, according to the commissioner, the suspect, who has not been identified, is around 20 years old.

The school’s mathematics teacher, David Williams, who was present at the time of the attack, said he heard several gunshots coming from outside the room he was in, as well as a man shouting, “Everyone is going to die.” , according to information from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The victims, who were hit by bullets and shrapnel, were taken to hospital.