St. Louis, Missouri, is in mourning after a student and teacher were gunned down at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School on Monday. Here's what we know about the lives lost:
October 26, 2022, 11:47 AMStudent Alexandria Bell, left, and teacher Jean Kuczka, right, died in the shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, on Oct. 24, 2022.at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School on Monday.Here's what we know about the lives lost:Jean Kuczka, 61
Physical education teacher Jean Kuczka, 61, died in the shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, on Oct. 24, 2022.Jean Kuczka was a beloved physical education teacher and cross-country coach.She loved to bike ride and participated each year in a ride that raises money for juvenile diabetes, in honor of her son who has the disease, according to her school biography.
"I think we're all still in shock," she said, adding, "I think it brings peace of mind hearing all of these stories from her students, and to know how much she was loved."Student Alexandria Bell, 15, died in the shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, on Oct. 24, 2022.
The teen, bright and charismatic, was a dance major who had also attended a performing arts middle school, Principal Kacy Seals-Shahid