ST. LOUIS — The gun Orlando Harris used to kill two people at his former high school Monday was the same AR-15-style rifle his family had asked authorities for help removing from him nine days earlier, police said Wednesday evening.
St. Louis police responded Oct. 15 to a domestic disturbance call at Harris' home. His mother had found a gun in the house and wanted it removed. Officers determined that Harris was lawfully permitted to have the firearm.
A third person, known to the family, was contacted and took the rifle so it would be out of the home, police said.
