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Published 1 year ago

FBI background check blocked gun sale to St. Louis shooter

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The gunman who killed two people and wounded several others in a school shooting in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday was flagged by an FBI background check but was still able to purchase the AR-15-style rifle he used in the attack from a private seller, police said.

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FBI background check blocked gun sale to St. Louis shooter

Police say the 19-year-old gunman who shot and killed two people at a St. Louis high school purchased the AR-15-style rifle from a private seller after an FBI background check stopped him from buying a weapon from a licensed dealer

1 year ago·United States
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St. Louis school shooter was flagged in FBI background check but was still able to legally purchase a gun, police say

The gunman who killed two people and wounded several others in a school shooting in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday was flagged by an FBI background check but was still able to purchase the AR-15-style rifle he used in the attack from a private seller, police said.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States
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FBI blocked St. Louis shooter from obtaining gun, police say

A background check prevented Orlando Harris from buying a gun about two weeks before he killed two and injured seven in an attack on his old high school.

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St. Louis school shooter was flagged in FBI background check but was still able to legally purchase a gun, police say

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN The gunman who killed two people and wounded several others in a school shooting in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday was flagged by an FBI background check but was still able to purchase the AR-15-style rifle he used in the attack from a private seller, police said. When

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States
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St. Louis school shooter was flagged in FBI background check but was still able to legally purchase a gun, police say

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNNThe gunman who killed two people and wounded several others in a school shooting in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday was flagged by an FBI background check but was still able to purchase the AR-15-style rifle he used in the attack from a private seller, police said.When 19-year-old Orlando Harris first tried to purchase a gun from a licensed dealer, the background check blocked the sale, St. Louis Metropolitan…

1 year ago·Panama City, United States
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Police: St. Louis shooter legally bought rifle from private seller after earlier sale blocked

The gunman who killed two people at a St. Louis high school earlier this week legally bought the rifle he used from a private seller after his earlier effort to purchase a firearm was blocked due to a background check, police said on Thursday. Nineteen-year-old Orlando Harris shot and killed two people and injured four more at…

1 year ago·Washington, United States
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