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On Friday morning, a gunman armed with two guns opened fire at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas. At least 10 people were killed and another 10 were injured.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the shooting “one of the most heinous attacks that we’ve ever seen in the history of Texas schools,” and described the suspect, 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, as “evil.”
The Santa Fe High School shooting comes just months after another massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February, in which 17 people were killed in Parkland, Florida. That shooting, as have many others, reignited a nationwide discussion over gun rights and gun control.
Here’s a timeline of how the attack in Santa Fe, Texas, unfolded on Friday:
7:32 a.m: Law enforcement agencies respond to an active-shooter situation at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas
KTRK-TV ABC13 via AP
Source: State of Texas/Twitter
7:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m: Police arrive on the scene. Neighboring schools are also placed on lockdown
Harris County Sheriff’s Office
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We’re currently in protect mode as a precaution because of reports of a shooting at Santa Fe HS. Doors are locked & personnel are stationed at outer doors to let people in and out. No students allowed outside of building. Field trips are postponed until we go off of protect mode.
Source: State of Texas/Twitter
8:02 a.m: Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old student at the high school, exits a classroom and surrenders to police.
Galveston County Sheriff’s Office via Associated Press
Pagourtzis was found with a shotgun and a .38-caliber revolver — weapons that were legally owned by his father. Police also discovered a journal that contained the plans for his attack and suicide.
He is being held without bond on a capital murder charge.
Source: New York Times
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