Francis Howell High School on lockdown after shooting!

A shooting prompted a lock-down at a nearby school!

KMOV Reports

ST. CHARLES, MO. (KMOV.com) –- A Francis Howell teacher was hospitalized Wednesday after an intentional, random shooting on a jogging trail near Francis Howell High School.

According to police, the teacher was jogging around 3 p.m. and encountered a man on the trail. He didn’t know the man, and jogged past him.

As the teacher passed by the assailant, the man turned and shot him in the back. The shooter didn’t take anything from the teacher and immediately fled the scene in the opposite direction.

The teacher was able to make it back to Francis Howell High School and call for help, and was conscious and talking to emergency responders when they arrived. 

The school had an early release day, but some students and faculty remained on campus. The district put six schools in the area on lockdown, including Francis Howell Middle School and three elementary schools, as a precaution.

 

Just before 4 p.m., students were….

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