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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking at a vigil tonight, assured residents that their voices will be heard.
Abbott will be holding public roundtables on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to seek input from Texans and “come up with answers to address the challenge that Santa Fe faced today,” he said.
All schools in the Santa Fe Independent School District will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, the district said.
“The Santa Fe Independent School District is committed to ensuring that all of our students and staff receive the care and support they need during this tragic time,” the district said in a statement.
The district said school counselors and other support resources will be available for students and staff.
“We know that our students and staff are going to need counseling to help them grieve,” the district said. “They also are going to need an outlet to share their fears and concerns.”
Texas shooting suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis made his first court appearance this evening in Galveston, Texas.
Pagourtzis, who appeared on video, told the judge he is a citizen and requested a court-appointed attorney during the brief appearance.
He is being charged with capital murder and aggravated assault of a public servant, the judge said.
Pagourtzis, 17, did not enter a plea and his bond was denied.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner called on school districts across Texas to considering installing metal detectors on campuses following today’s shooting at Santa Fe High School.
“School districts across Texas should consider installing metal detectors in all campus buildings,” he said in a statement.
Turner said the detectors would detect weapons and deter anyone who is considers bringing a weapon into school.
“As we care about protecting travelers and visitors to federal, state and locally owned buildings, we must also show the same sense of urgency, concern, and compassion toward children and adults in schools,” he said.
Investigators ran a criminal history check on the Texas shooting suspect and found no prior contacts with police, Galveston County Judge Mark Henry told CNN.
“What was briefed to the governor and myself was that there were really no warning signs,” he told CNN. “They were so subtle that they would have been missed. We have not been able to ascertain any criminal history of the suspect so far or any outward overtures that would be concerning to anyone.”
Henry said two explosive devices were found today, but “neither device was capable of detonating or discharging.”
“They were two crude attempts to make an IED-looking device but not one that would function,” he said.
Authorities, he said, are looking to question a person of interest. Henry said they did not “immediately see a direct connection between the person of interest and the suspect.”
Santa Fe High School and surrounding areas will remain a crime scene “for some time,” as the investigation continues, the FBI’s Houston field office tweeted this evening.
The FBI also asked people to “please avoid the area.”
In a second tweet, the FBI said it was using several emergency response teams to comb through the scene.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was asked this evening whether President Trump will revisit some gun control measures following the shooting in Santa Fe, Texas.
“I don’t have anything to announce on that front at this point but certainly, the conversation is ongoing about the best ways to protect kids across the country,” she said.
Sanders said the school safety commission was activated today and will have a meeting early next week.
Vice President Pence vowed the Trump administration would not rest until schools were safe again.
Pence, speaking at a political event in Indiana today, said “it’s clear we have much more work to do” to stop school violence in the wake of the shooting at Santa Fe High School.
He said he spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott earlier today.
As similar questions arose like in the wake of the Parkland shooting, Pence tried to play up actions the administration had taken.
In March, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to fund more security at schools.
Officials are discussing whether to bring federal charges against the Texas shooting suspect, a federal law enforcement source tells CNN.
Because he is 17, it would require special permission from the US attorney general. The suspect faces state charges that carry death penalty in Texas.
But the Trump administration wants to send a message, so federal charges are being discussed as well, the source said.
The bombs that were found at the Santa Fe High School will likely be taken to Quantico for analysis.
The Santa Fe Independent School District sent a letter to the community to offer support following today’s shooting.
In the letter, Santa Fe school district said, “Today is a day to be in mourning those we have lost and nursing those who are hurt. We are in this together.”
See the letter:
President Trump has ordered flags be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of today’s deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas.
The President issued this proclamation:
“Our Nation grieves with those affected by the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. May God heal the injured and may God comfort the wounded, and may God be with the victims and with the victims’ families.
As a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence perpetrated on May 18, 2018, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, May 22, 2018.
I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.”
University of Texas Medical Branch said they received four patients from today’s fatal shooting at Santa Fe High School.
This is what we know about the victims:
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo took to Twitter to address concerns about John Barnes, the retired police officer who was shot in the elbow today at Santa Fe High School.
Acevedo said Barnes, 49, is “hanging in there” and that his family is “very hopeful.”
The chief tweeted:
In a second tweet, Acevedo talked about Barnes’ career in law enforcement:
Hospital officials said Barnes is still in surgery to repair his elbow.
He is listed in critical condition, but they say his vitals are stable in the operating room as they work to repair the bone.
Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros plan to hold a moment of silence to honor the victims of today’s shooting at Santa Fe High School.
The Astros are playing at home against the Cleveland Indians tonight at 8:10 p.m. ET at Minute Maid Park, which is about an hour’s drive away from the shooting.
The team tweeted this statement:
The suspect from the Santa Fe High School shooting has been booked into the Galveston County Jail. Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, is being held on capital murder without bond and additional charges may follow, the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office says.
Here’s his mugshot:
The Texas shooting suspect was wearing a long coat and hiding a shotgun underneath when he walked on to Santa Fe High School and opened fire, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said at news conference this afternoon.
He noted the temperature outside was approximately 90 degrees.
The police chief was on his way to the school when the first shots were reported, he said. The chief then managed to pull an injured officer to safety and return fire.
Patrick said two officers and a roving officer were assigned to the high school.
Retired Houston Police officer John Barnes was one of the people shot at Santa Fe High School, according to Raul Reyes, University of Texas Medical Board director of media relations.
Barnes is still in the operating room being treated for a gunshot wound to the arm.
Barnes was in critical condition earlier but his condition is not clear at this time, Reyes said.
Joe Gamaldi, president of the Houston Police Officers Union, tweeted earlier today about the officer:
The Texas high school shooting suspect used both a shotgun and a .38 revolver to kill 10 people in Santa Fe this morning, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a press conference.
“Neither of these weapons were owned or legally possessed by the shooter,” Abbott said, noting instead they were legally owned by his father.
“I have no information if the father was aware the son had taken these weapons,” Abbott said.
Authorities found writings in the Texas shooting suspect’s journals that indicated he wanted to take his own life, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.
“We also know information already that the shooter has information contained in journals on his computer and his cell phone that he said that not only did he want to commit the shooting, but he wanted to commit suicide after the shooting,” he said.
“As you probably know, he gave himself up and admitted at the time he didn’t have the courage to commit the suicide, that he wanted to take his own life earlier,” Abbott added.
