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10 Dead, Several Injured In Shooting At Santa Fe High School In Southeast Texas
HOUSTON (1080 KRLD/AP) - Law enforcement officials responded to reports of a shooting at a Houston area high school, in Galveston County.
Officers were called to Santa Fe High School around 8:00 a.m. Friday after reports that an unknown suspect began shooting inside the school.
School officials and law enforcement report that a suspect is in custody, a second person has been detained.
According to CBS Evening News, the shooting suspect has been identified as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis. It's not known if he's a current student at the school.
One officer was injured and is being treated, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
One is in custody, a second one detained. An injured police officer is being treated, the extent of his injuries are unknown.
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) May 18, 2018Law enforcement officials have confirmed that 10 people are dead, including 9 students and one teacher. Several more are wounded.
We are assisting @SantaFeISD with a multiple-casualty incident at Santa Fe High School. This is no longer an active shooting situation and the injured are being treated. #hounews pic.twitter.com/m7Wuauk9jk
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) May 18, 2018Authorities later said explosive devices have been found at and adjacent to the school.
#UPDATE There have been explosive devices found in the high school and surrounding areas adjacent to the high school. Because of the threat of explosive items, community members should be on the look-out for suspicious packages and anything that looks out of place.
— Santa Fe ISD (@SantaFeISD) May 18, 2018The school district said in a statement Friday that authorities are in the process of rendering the devices safe.
There's no indication how many devices have been found. Police asked the public to "remain vigilant" and to call 911 if they see any suspicious items in the area.
One student told Houston television station KTRK in a telephone interview that a gunman came into her first-period art class and started shooting. The student said she saw one girl with blood on her leg as the class evacuated the room.
"We thought it was a fire drill at first but really, the teacher said, 'Start running,'" the student told the television station.
The student said she didn't get a good look at the shooter because she was running away. She said students escaped through a door at the back of the classroom.
Authorities have not yet confirmed that report. Aerial footage from the scene showed students standing in a grassy field and three life-flight helicopters landing at the school.
Santa Fe is a city of about 13,000 residents, located 30 miles southeast of Houston.
There was a large law enforcement response to the same school in February when it was placed on lockdown after students and teachers said they heard "popping sounds." Santa Fe police swept the campus but found no threat.
SFISD District Response to SFHS Active Shooter
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