Multiple fatalities in Texas school shooting: US police
There have been multiple fatalities at the shooting at Santa Fe High
School, two law enforcement sources told CNN, citing preliminary
information.
Multiple people were also injured in the shooting. According to
reports, at least 8 people have been killed. It is possible there is
more. The exact number of the dead and injured are still not known. The
scene is still being processed and cleared, the sources said.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed on Twitter that the
shooter is now in custody. He said it is no longer an active situation,
but added there are multiple casualties.
US president Donald Trump took to Twitter to give an update on the shooting.
He wrote: "School shooting in Texas. Early reports not looking good. God bless all!"
A Facebook post by the Santa Fe School District states that "the
situation is active, but has been contained." It adds that "there have
been confirmed injuries."
The post reads: "This morning an incident occurred at the high school
involving an active shooter.
The situation is active, but has been
contained. There have been confirmed injuries. Details will be released
as we receive updated information. Law enforcement will continue to
secure the building and initiate all emergency management protocols to
release and move students to another location.
All other campuses are
operating under their regular schedules....The district will continue to
keep you updated as information is available. Safety and communication
are our top priorities."
Narrating what happened at the school, MaKenna Evans, a 16-year-old
sophomore at Santa Fe High School, told CNN she was in geometry class
when the shooting started. She said she first heard the fire alarm. Then
when the students got outside, her principal told them all to run.
Evans said students hid behind a building across the street from the
school. Her aunt called and told her there was a shooting. (Her aunt's
husband is a police officer and he'd told her what had happened.) Evans'
brother picked her up, and she is now safe at home.
Source: CNN
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