Gun-grabber ghouls are already flooding social media as the event is happening. Thoughts and prayers to the folks in Texas.
A shooting at Santa Fe High School this morning has left “multiple fatalities,” a police source confirmed.
The source said the gunman was a male, but could provide no further information.
The shooter has been “arrested and secured,” said Santa Fe HS Assistant Principal Dr. Cris Richardson.
The school district’s police department confirmed an active shooter situation on Facebook at about 8:10 a.m. Friday morning and announce that the school was on lockdown.
Galveston County Sheriff’s Maj. Douglas Hudson confirmed to the Associated Press that units are responding to reports of shots fired but had no immediate details.
BREAKING NEWS: Suspect involved in a shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas “has been arrested and secured” and injuries are reported, the school district confirmed https://t.co/sZuvdAlfHx pic.twitter.com/bFOjmkKaG8
— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 18, 2018
Update:
Via KHOU:
An assistant principal confirms the suspect, believed to be a student, is now in custody.
Multiple sources at the scene tell us there are least eight people dead. The number of those injured is unknown.
The gunfire was first reported before 8 a.m. Friday. Witnesses said at least one suspect came into the school and opened fire in an art class. Some students also said the shooter was throwing explosives into a classroom.
As of 9:45 a.m. law enforcement was sweeping the campus for the possibility of explosive devices.
Update:
Sounds like trying to imitate Columbine with the trench coat.
Student Witness Describes Shooting Suspect: "We heard 5 more bangs & a kid came out had a black trench coat off, a sawed off shotgun w/a pistol grip & something sharp on his chest & then he turned & instead of looking our way he grabbed the backpack & went back in the art room." pic.twitter.com/JPza0AjReB
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) May 18, 2018
Update:
Second person also detained. Two explosive devices, one in school and one in another location. Police officer injured.
Via NBC:
Gonzalez said two male suspects, who he described as “students,” were detained in connection with the shooting and an “injured police officer is being treated, the extent of his injuries are unknown.” He did not identify the suspects or the injured officer.
Meanwhile, police reported finding what appeared to be explosive devices both in the school and outside on the campus and were in process of defusing them.
“Possible explosive devices have been located at the school and off campus,” the Santa Fe Independent School District tweeted. “Law enforcement is in the process of rendering them safe. School has been evacuated.”
Shaken students said they heard a fire alarm go off and then several shots rang out just before 8 a.m. local time (9 a.m. ET).