The Santa Fe gunman was reportedly ‘cheering himself’ and taunted students during his attack

The Houston Chronicle/Michael Ciaglo via Associated Press

• Parents and students of Santa Fe High School in Texas described a horrifying account of the shooting that killed 10 people and injured 13 others on Friday.
• The suspected shooter, 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, reportedly taunted his victims during the attack.
• The mother of one of the students described her daughter’s harrowing encounter in an emotional Facebook post.

Parents and students of Santa Fe High School in Texas described a horrifying account of the shooting that killed 10 people and injured 13 others on Friday, with some saying the gunman taunted his victims during the attack.

When the suspected shooter, 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, began firing at classrooms on Friday morning, 15-year-old Abel San Miguel said he hid with other students in a storage closet, according to The Los Angeles Times.

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