Sheriff says up to 10 killed in Texas high school shooting
SANTA
FE, Texas — At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high
school Friday, killing eight to 10 people, most of them students,
authorities said.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said
he could not be precise about the number of deaths at Santa Fe High
School, which went on lockdown around 8 a.m. Two suspects believed to be
students were in custody.
The school district confirmed an
unspecified number of injuries but said it would not immediately release
further details. Assistant Principal Cris Richardson said a suspect had
been arrested.
"We
hope the worst is over, and I really can't say any more about that
because it would be pure speculation," Richardson told reporters at the
scene.
Aerial footage showed students standing
in a grassy field and three medical helicopters landing at the school
in Santa Fe, a city of about 13,000 residents roughly 30 miles (48
kilometers) southeast of Houston.
School officials said law enforcement
officers were working to secure the building and move students to
another location. Students were being transported to another location to
reunite with their parents.
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 said she saw
one girl with blood on her leg as the class evacuated the room.
"We thought it was a fire drill at
first but really, the teacher said, 'Start running,'" the student told
the television station.
The student said she did not get a good
look at the shooter because she was running away. She said students
escaped through a door at the back of the classroom.
Authorities did not immediately confirm that report.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was also responding to the shooting.
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