MISSOURI Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski offered his condolences to the victims of the Saint Louis high school shooting on October 24.
“Once again people in our city have experienced the tragic loss of lives and the trauma of a school shooting,” Archbishop Rozanski tweeted.
“I am holding our neighbours in the Central Visual & Performing Arts High School community in my prayers.”
A Year 10 student and a 61-year-old physical education teacher died and seven were wounded before police killed the gunman.
Jefferson City Bishop William McKnight also extended his prayers.
“Please join me in praying for all affected by the shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts high school in St. Louis,” he tweeted.
“We seek God‘s guidance and comfort as we try to make sense of this tragedy.”
St Louis Lieutenant Colonel Michael Sack said authorities responded to the school within minutes of reports of the shooting.
He said at least eight people were taken to the hospital with various injuries.
Colonel Sack identified the gunman as 19-year-old previous student Orlando Harris.
San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, who tended to victims of the Uvalde school shooting in May, also offered condolences on social media.
He has been a constant voice against gun violence and gun control.
“We pray for those who died in St. Louis. Again the use of arms,” he said.
“Why do we kill each other in the U.S.? What’s happening?”
