JUST IN: Texas Shooting Suspect Identified
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The suspect in the Texas high school shooting that killed at least 10 people, has been identified as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, an honor student at Sante Fe High School, just outside of Houston.
Dimitrios Pagourtzis is the teenage shooting suspect who allegedly shouted “surprise” before opening fire on students and teachers at Santa Fe High School in Texas. Multiple people were killed at the school. In the initial aftermath, KHOU reported that eight people were killed. That number eventually rose to 10, with officials saying that nine students and one adult had been killed.
The school is located 36 miles outside of Houston and has around 1,400 students enrolled. The majority of the fatalities are students. The suspect was first named by CBS News as Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17.
The Santa Fe Independent School District posted on Facebook at around 8 a.m. local time on May 18 that Santa Fe High School was being placed on lockdown due to an active shooter event. At around 10 a.m., officials said that the scene was no longer active with Galveston County Commissioner Joe Giusti saying there were “multiple fatalities.”
A second person was detained at the scene in relation to the shooting.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. Pagourtzis Posted a Photo of a T-Shirt With the Words ‘Born to Kill’ Emblazoned Across it
On April 30, Pagourtzis posted a photo to Facebook of a t-shirt with the words, “Born to Kill” written across it. CW39 reports that witnesses saw the Santa Fe High School suspect wearing a “Born to Kill” t-shirt and “army boots.” Those witnesses added that the suspect is “quiet” and “kept to himself.”
According to his now-deleted Facebook page, Pagourtzis is in the 11th grade at Santa Fe High School. Also on that page, Pagourtzis promoted a YouTube channel under the pseudonym Comma Kazi. The channel features three uploaded videos of various rap songs. The last update came in 2013.
In October 2016, Pagourtzis was noted as playing “a huge role” in a 14-0 victory for the Santa Fe JV football team. While in 2013, the Galveston County Daily News listed Pagourtzis as an honor student at Santa Fe Junior High School.
2. A Tumblr Page Thought to Belong to Pagourtzis Makes Reference to Nikolas Cruz
A Tumblr blog page that appears to belong to Dimitrios Pagourtzis makes reference to the accused Parkland, Florida, high school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz. That page is titled, “I do not condone.” The Cruz posted shows a picture of the accused shooter in court with a caption reading, “When a bitch mutters something under their breath after the argument is over.” The page also features photos of students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mocking the see-through bookbag plan that was put in place at the school.
An Instagram page that also appears to belong to Pagourtzis shows just three photos. One shows a handgun and a knife while another shows a shooting arcade computer game. Pagourtzis wrote in the bio section, “Numb.”
3. Pagourtzis Is Reported to Have Also Been Armed With Pipe Bombs
#BREAKING::: second scene along Hwy 6, about two miles from the school. Authorities say they’re investigating the possibility of explosive devices inside a mobile home. pic.twitter.com/P7ktSzLxHq
— Melissa Correa (@MCorreaKHOU) May 18, 2018
Initial reports indicated that the suspect was armed with a sawed-off shotgun, a pistol and was carrying pipe bombs. ABC Houston reported shortly after Pagourtzis’ arrest that police surrounded a home along Highway 6 in the area with authorities saying it was possible that there were explosives inside. That scene was around a mile away from Santa Fe High School. KPRC’s Jake Reiner was at the scene and said that a law enforcement told him, “There’s a bomb,” in the mobile home.
The shooting began during an art class. Speaking to CW39, sophomore Dakota Shrader described the scene saying, “I’m still scared, my heart is broken for all these people. It’s just something that I did not want to go through, especially on a Friday. As soon as I heard that alarm, it didin’t sound like the fire alarm so I was scared wondering what that alarm was and as soon as we got outside, ‘run, run, run’ is all I heard.”
We are assisting @SantaFeISD with a multiple-casualty incident at Santa Fe High School. This is no longer an active shooting situation and the injured are being treated. #hounews pic.twitter.com/m7Wuauk9jk
— HCSOTexas (@HCSOTexas) May 18, 2018
According to the University of Texas Medical Branch, one middle aged man was brought to their hospital. The man is in critical condition after undergoing surgery. He was shot in the chest. KHOU’s Michelle Choi repo