ST. LOUIS — Officials gave updates Wednesday on the shooting that happened at a St. Louis high school Monday morning.
The shooting left a teacher and a student dead and four other students with gunshot wounds.
The victims who lost their lives were identified as 15-year-old Alexzandria Bell and 61-year-old Jean Kuczka.
A news conference Wednesday featured Mayor Tishaura Jones, Congresswoman Cori Bush, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Interim Chief Michael Sack, FBI St. Louis Special Agent Jay Greenberg, Department of Health Director Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis and St. Louis Public Schools representatives.
The gunman was identified as a former student of the school.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
"We've determined there's only going to be one shooter in this incident, and that shooter is deceased," said St. Louis Metropolitan Police Interim Chief Michael Sack.
The gunman's family has been cooperating with authorities. They are heartbroken for the victim's families. They have been working with mental health institutions in the area.
The gunman's family always worked to try to get him back into medication and therapy. They do not know how he came to own the gun used in the shooting, but investigators are tracking down the private sale.
The investigation revealed at construction workers supplied tools to police to break into doors and save students from classrooms.
A special agent with FBI Field Office in St. Louis said students will see an increased presence of armed police officers in schools.