Death toll rises in Santa Fe school shooting

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Santa Fe, TX (WOLO) —- Around 6 Friday night, Officials in Santa Fe Texas announced the death of a 10th victim in the deadly shooting rampage at a high school there. 10 other have were injured in the shooting according to law enforcement. This latest shooting now brings the total amount of deadly school shootings with more than one dead to 22 just this year.

We are also learning more about the suspected shooter.  According to classmates,  17 year old Dimitrios Pagoutzis was not picked on, but “was a bit of an outcast”. One of Pagoutzis’ classmates recalls most of the time the teen received strange looks from his fellow peers because of a black trench coat he commonly wore with Nazi Symbols on it that he reportedly was known to wear frequently.

Authorities say just recently the teen posted a picture on social media of a black t-shirt that read simply “Born to kill” a detail some say is terrifying in the aftermath of the most recent tragedy.

(photo: ABC News)

(photo: ABC News)

The Suspected shooter went before a Judge Friday evening and was denied bond. He is currently being held in the Galveston County Jail.

(Photo: ABC 13 News Houston)

(Photo: ABC 13 News Houston)

According to the Associated Press below is a timeline of how things unfolded Friday morning after the deadly shooting.

9:45 a.m.

Houston-area media citing unnamed law enforcement officials are reporting that there are fatalities following a shooting at a high school.

Television station KHOU and the Houston Chronicle are citing unnamed federal, county and police officials following the shooting early Friday at Santa Fe High School, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Houston.

The Associated Press has not been able to confirm the reports.

The school district has confirmed an unspecified number of injuries but is not immediately releasing further details. Assistant Principal Cris Richardson says a suspect “has been arrested and secured.”

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9:30 a.m.

School officials say people have been injured in a shooting at a Houston-area high school and the suspected shooter is in custody.

Assistant Principal Cris Richardson says the suspect in the shooting Friday at Santa Fe High School “has been arrested and secured.”

The school district also confirmed an unspecified number of people are injured but provided no other details.

School officials say law enforcement officers are working to secure the building “and initiate all emergency management protocols to release and move students to another location.”

Students are being transported to another location to reunite with their parents.

One student told Houston television station KTRK that a gunman came into her first-period class and started shooting. The student says she saw one girl with a bloody leg as the class evacuated.

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8:37 a.m.

Law enforcement officers are responding to a high school near Houston after an active shooter was reported on campus.

The Santa Fe school district issued an alert Friday morning saying Santa Fe High School has been placed on lockdown.

Galveston County sheriff’s Maj. Douglas Hudson says units are responding to reports of shots fired. He had no immediate details on whether anyone has been hurt.

Santa Fe is a city of about 13,000 residents, located 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Houston.

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 says she saw one girl with blood on her leg as the class evacuated the room.

Authorities have not yet confirmed that report.