Shooting at St. Louis high school leaves 3 dead, including the gunman

Three people have been killed in a shooting at a St. Louis high school around 9 a.m. Monday, including the suspect. Multiple others had been physically injured and hundreds are suffering the trauma caused by the event.

The police got the call from the school at around 9:10 a.m. about an active shooter with a long gun inside Central Visual and Performing Arts High School. The high school and the Collegiate School of Medicine, which is in the same building, were put on lockdown as the incident unfolded.

The gunman, who appeared to be about 20 years old,  exchanged gunfire with police of the St. Louis Metropolitan PD. He was taken into custody where he was soon thereafter pronounced dead.

One of the victims was identified as Jean Kuczka, a health teacher at the high school. Her daughter, Abbey Kuczka, confirmed that her mother was killed by the gunman.

"I found out just a few hours ago," she said Monday afternoon.

Ms. Kuczka was a grandmother of seven and an avid bike rider, according to her profile on the high school's website.

The names of the other victim, a teenage girl, and the gunman were not released.

Multiple victims suffered injuries ranging from gunshot wounds to being hit by shrapnel--their conditions are not yet known.

Nothing about the shooter beyond his approximate age has yet been disclosed or the motive for the shooting.

Stories of the experience emerged after the incident. A freshman, Adrienne Bolden, said he and his classmates had to escape out of a window to avoid the gunfire.

St. Louis Public Schools announced early Monday that eight people, including at least two students, had been transported to a local hospital, and police are on the scene. 

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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), praised the "swift response of local law enforcement" in a statement to Fox News. "Devastating news in St. Louis," he wrote. "My office is in contact with local authorities, and we stand ready to offer all assistance possible."

No police officers were hurt in the incident.

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