Texas: Ten dead after gunfire in Santa Fe High School

According to the governor of Texas, a teenager in school shot ten people, especially students. The police have also discovered possible explosives.

Texas: Ten dead after gunfire in Santa Fe High School
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In a high school in state of Texas, ten people were killed and ten more injured. That's what Texas Governor Greg Abbott shared. Among victims are, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, mainly students, but also a policeman. The alleged perpetrator, a 17-year-old, is in custody, says Gonzales. A second suspect was arrested and questioned by police. Both are supposed to be high school students.

The suspected shooter had a rifle and his far's revolver, Abbott said. It was "one of most heinous attacks" we have ever experienced in history of schools in Texas.

According to an eyewitness report, an armed attacker had to enter Santa Fe High School in a suburb of Houston and open fire at about eight o'clock in morning at SiebenUhr. In a written message from school from 9.05 a.m. local time was spoken by an "active shooter" and "confirmed injured". The situation was under control, security forces secured building, it was said rein. The police have found possible explosives on school grounds and outside campus. Specialists are in process of defusing m, twittered school authority of District.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he and president Donald Trump were informed of events. "We are with you," said Pence. He knows that American people pray for victims. Trump wrote on Twitter: "First reports don't look good. God bless all! " A little later he said in White House at beginning of a speech about prison reform, he feels "sadness and sorrow" in view of deed. "This has been going on for too long in our country," Trump said. His government is "determined to do everything in its power" to protect our disciples, to secure our schools, and to keep weapons away from those who are a danger to mselves and ors. " Also his wife Melania Trump commented on Twitter and stated y think of Santa Fe and all of Texas.

Almost 1,500 students attend Santa Fe High School, majority (80 percent) are white. It is third armed attack on an American school in seven days and 22nd armed attack since beginning of year. The school massacre of parkland in February killed 17 people, and n re were nationwide protests for a tightening of gun laws. In many places, school was striked.

After parkland massacre, Trump initially advocated a tightening of gun laws, but was again abandoned. A few weeks ago, he secured his support to National Rifle Association (NRA) weapons lobby. "Your rights under Second Amendment are under attack, but y will never be under fire as long as I am your president," Trump said at annual meeting of NRA. The Second Amendment enshrines right to self-defence and thus to possession of weapons.

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Date Of Update: 19 May 2018, 12:02
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