St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Documents seized from the shooter’s car contained diagrams of the building, including notes that the gymnasium would be the first target.

The new center is expected to reduce 911 wait times.

The mapping tool, which department officials said cost “several thousand” dollars, gives people several different ways to view crime in the city.

The audit found flaws in 50 police shooting investigations in St. Louis.

Homicide numbers continue to drop after a near-record high in 2020. Shootings and burglaries are up slightly in 2024 compared to the same time last year.

According to Courage2Report, a Missouri statewide school safety initiative, there have already been 125 reported school violence tips between July and September — which is nearly as many as the number of tips reported in all of 2023.

There have been at least 20 threats since St. Louis Public Radio began keeping track about two weeks ago. They are taking a toll on area students, teachers and law enforcement.

Homicides in St. Louis dropped slightly between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31 of this year. There were 109 in that period last year compared to 106 in 2024. While national totals are down more relatively, the city is still on track to see its lowest number of killings since 2014.

The shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts high school in October 2022 left a student and teacher dead. Police killed the suspect, a 19-year-old former student of CVPA.

Journalists at St. Louis Public Radio, APM Reports and The Marshall Project partnered on a 5-part investigation breaking down homicide clearance rates in St. Louis.