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Relatives of St. Louis school shooter earlier confiscated same gun used in shooting, police say

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

Police said it was "not yet clear when or how" the suspect got the gun back.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Gun was earlier confiscated from St. Louis school shooter

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  2. Newest

    Relatives of St. Louis school shooter earlier confiscated same gun used in shooting, police say

    Headline from CBS News ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

19 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    US school shooter armed with rifle, 600 rounds: Police (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Officials say police responded swiftly to St Louis attack, but it remains unclear how gunman entered the high school.

  2. Tucson

    Gun was earlier confiscated from St. Louis school shooter (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    Relatives of the gunman who killed a student and a teacher during a St. Louis school shooting had long been concerned about his mental health and worked with police to

  3. NBC News

    Family removed gun from suspect before St. Louis high school shooting, police say (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Police revealed Wednesday that the suspect in Monday's shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School made a "forced entry" into the school.

  4. Washington Times

    Gun was earlier confiscated from St. Louis high school shooter (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Relatives of the gunman who killed a student and a teacher during a St. Louis school shooting had long been concerned about his mental health and worked with police to take a gun away from him - possibly the same gun used in the attack, Police Commissioner Michael Sack said Wednesday.

  5. CBS News

    Relatives of St. Louis school shooter earlier confiscated same gun used in shooting, police say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Police said it was "not yet clear when or how" the suspect got the gun back.

  6. KRDO

    Rifle used in the St. Louis school shooting had been taken from the gunman about a week before the attack, police say (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Nouran Salahieh and Rebekah Riess, CNN The AR-15-style rifle used in the deadly St. Louis school shooting had been taken from the shooter’s possession during an interaction with police about a week before the attack, and it’s unclear how he got it back, police say.

  7. Washington Post

    St. Louis shooter had rifle taken away days before rampage, police say (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Police say they gave the weapon to an unidentified adult who was legally allowed to carry it nine days before the Oct. 25 high school shooting.

  8. The Guardian

    St Louis school shooting suspect had gun confiscated days before attack (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Police say mother of 19-year-old accused of killing two at high school on Monday wanted AR-15 style rifle removed from house

  9. The Week

  10. Tucson

    Police: Gun taken away earlier was used in school shooting (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    St. Louis police have confirmed that the gunman who forced his way into a high school, killing a student and a teacher and leaving seven others wounded, used an assault

  11. Local News 8

    Rifle used in the St. Louis school shooting had been taken from the gunman days before the attack, police say (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The AR-15-style rifle used in the deadly St. Louis school shooting had been taken from the shooter’s possession during an interaction with police about a week before the attack, and it’s unclear how he got it back, police say.

  12. Fox News

    St. Louis school shooting suspect used weapon that was taken away days before attack, police say (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The weapon used by a suspected gunman to shoot up a St. Louis high school had been confiscated days before the attack.

  13. WMUR

    Rifle used in St. Louis school shooting had been taken from gunman before attack, police say (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The gunman, who graduated from the same school last year, "forced entry into the school" with the rifle and a large amount of ammunition, some of it strapped to his chest, police said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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