According to St Louis police, the shooter was 20 years old. He had some trouble getting into the building giving school security a little time to slow him down and call for help. Dozens of STL Police, Fire and EMS were on the seen within minutes.
A student recorded the sound of gunfire while barricaded in the schools guidance office. Sounded like a semi-auto weapon, but it could have been the cops firing at the shooter.
8 wounded and taken to the hospital. 2 victims have since died along with the shooter.