CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Two people were injured when gunfire broke out during a high school graduation commencement in Missouri, causing hundreds of people to scatter and forcing the ceremony to be postponed. The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Cape Girardeau, a city of 40,000 residents about 115 miles (185 km) south of St. Louis. The two people injured were not students. Both are expected to survive, police said in a statement. Police said an altercation between two people led to the shooting inside the Show Me Center. School resource officers detained one person and assisted the two victims, who were hospitalized with what police described as non life-threatening injuries. “During our graduation ceremony today at the Show Me Center, an altercation occurred forcing us to stop the ceremony and evacuate the building,” Cape Girardeau Public Schools Superintendent Howard Benyon said in a statement. He said the ceremony will be rescheduled. Police said a person of interest was in custody. Charges had not been filed as of Monday morning. |
9 facing charges in what Canada police say is biggest gold theft in country's historyThe 2024 Latin Grammys will return home to Miami after a controversial move to SpainBizarre $1,000 ballet flat sneakers take the fashion world by stormCJ Abrams' leadoff homer lifts Nationals over Dodgers 2Rita Ora sets temperatures soaring as she rocks a stylish allMarquette hires Cara Consuegra away from Charlotte to replace Megan DuffyChina expels teacher for pushing for students to use Tibetan language — Radio Free AsiaQueen Letizia of Spain, Queen Maxima and Crown Princess Amalia of The Netherlands colour coDespite security risks, plans to open Paris Olympics on River Seine remain unchanged and on trackNFL draft sees trend of fewer early entrants since NIL policy change