Article 6541K St Louis school shooter had more than 600 rounds of ammunition, police say

St Louis school shooter had more than 600 rounds of ammunition, police say

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The 19-year-old gunman who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammunition, the local police commissioner, Michael Sack, said on Tuesday.

Orlando Harris also left behind a handwritten note offering his explanation for the shooting on Monday at Central Visual and Performing Arts high school. Tenth-grader Alexandria Bell and 61-year-old physical education teacher Jean Kuczka died, and seven students were wounded.

The Associated Press contributed reporting

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