Police have arrested a brutal shooter in high school Santa Fe, Texas, United States. The perpetrator is known 17 years old.
As reported by CNN, Saturday (19/05/2018), the suspect identified named Dimitros Pagourtzis. He uses his father's 38 caliber rifle
The suspected shooter, who was in custody, also had explosive devices, including a molotov cocktail, that were found in the school and nearby, said Gov. Greg Abbott, who called the assault "one of the most heinous attacks that we've ever seen in the history of Texas schools." Police found pressure cookers and pipe bombs around the school, one law enforcement source told CBS News.
Pagourtzis get into the school environment and hiding weapons inside his coat. He also walked until finally firing the weapon to students and people who are in the school environment.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the perpetrators wanted to commit suicide after the brutal action.
"We got information that he did not just want to do the shooting, but he wanted to commit suicide after the shooting. As you know, he surrendered and admitted that he did not have the courage to commit suicide," said Abbott.
As a result, 10 people were killed. A total 9 of them are students in the school and another is a teacher. While there are dozens of people who suffered injuries and are now hospitalized at a local hospital.
One of the students said they were following a fire simulation when the incident happened.
"We were all standing outside, but within five minutes, we started hearing gunfire and everyone started running, but the teachers instructed us to stay still, but we kept running," said Angelica Martinez quoted by CNN.
Pagourtzis' social media pages showed multiple images of guns. He recently posted a photo wearing a t-shirt reading "Born to Kill" and there were also photos of a long green jacket with Nazi regalia, KHOU reports.
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