Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. They knew his mental health was fragile after more than one suicide attempt. But the best officers could do in a state with some of the most expansive gun rights is suggest Harris keep the weapon in a storage unit.
Nine days later, Harris entered his former St. Louis high school and declared, “All of you are going to die.”
A new 456-page police report details the efforts Harris’ family took to try to take his gun away in the days before he walked into Central Visual Arts and Performing Arts High School
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