Flowers and candles sit outside Central Visual and Performing Arts High School on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in ӣƵ. Today marks one year since a shooting at the school left two people dead, six wounded. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
Christine Tannous
Keisha Acres, right, mother of slain Central Visual and Performing Arts High School student Alexzandria Bell, hugs her sister-in-law Katina Sims as she arrives for the CVPA Christmas Dinner put on by Acres on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at the Polish Heritage Center.
Jordan Opp, Post-Dispatch
Protesters participate in a “die-in” in front of ӣƵ City Hall while protesting gun laws on Oct. 30. The protest came in response to the shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts on Oct. 24.
Jordan Opp, Post-Dispatch
Keisha Acres, mother of Alexzandria Bell, 15, embraces Barbara Edmonds, mother of Jean Kuczka, during a vigil on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, outside Central Visual and Performing Arts and Collegiate School of Medicine & Bioscience high Sshools for the victims and survivors of the school shooting shooting there days earlier.
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Jay Mitchell high fives a student as students return for in-person classes Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in ӣƵ. Mitchell, a 2010 alumni of the school, said he was there to support students. “I want to always give back what we given back to me,” Mitchell said. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
ST. LOUIS — Police on Friday announced they have closed the investigation into the 2022 shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School and the Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience and plan to release two records next week.
Sen. Angela Mosley’s bill would require every public school in the city of ӣƵ or ӣƵ County to undergo annual safety assessments.
Flowers and candles sit outside Central Visual and Performing Arts High School on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, in ӣƵ. Today marks one year since a shooting at the school left two people dead, six wounded. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com
Keisha Acres, right, mother of slain Central Visual and Performing Arts High School student Alexzandria Bell, hugs her sister-in-law Katina Sims as she arrives for the CVPA Christmas Dinner put on by Acres on Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at the Polish Heritage Center.
Protesters participate in a “die-in” in front of ӣƵ City Hall while protesting gun laws on Oct. 30. The protest came in response to the shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts on Oct. 24.
Keisha Acres, mother of Alexzandria Bell, 15, embraces Barbara Edmonds, mother of Jean Kuczka, during a vigil on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, outside Central Visual and Performing Arts and Collegiate School of Medicine & Bioscience high Sshools for the victims and survivors of the school shooting shooting there days earlier.
Jay Mitchell high fives a student as students return for in-person classes Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in ӣƵ. Mitchell, a 2010 alumni of the school, said he was there to support students. “I want to always give back what we given back to me,” Mitchell said. Photo by Christine Tannous, ctannous@post-dispatch.com