[Coreym07]

At least 9 dead at Texas high school; shooter had guns, bombs

Between eight and 10 people have been killed and a number of people injured in a shooting at a Texas high school on Friday, local law enforcement reported.

Police responded to reports of a shooter at Santa Fe high school about an hour from Houston on Friday morning before 8am local time.

Students evacuated Santa Fe high school, about 35 miles south-east of downtown Houston, amid a heavy presence of law enforcement and medical first responders.

The Harris county sheriff, Ed Gonzalez, said in the late morning that at least eight and perhaps 10 people, including students and staff from the school, were dead.

One male, a student at the school believed to be the shooter, has been arrested and a second “person of interest” has been detained, Gonzalez said.

A school district police officer was among the injured and officers were searching the school, he added.

“The number varies; it could be anywhere from eight to 10 fatalities,” he said.

Donald Trump broke off from an event at the White House and called the situation “ a very sad day”. He condemned “an absolutely horrific attack” and said his administration was “determined to do everything in our power” to prevent such incidents.

“We are with you in this tragic hour and we will be with you forever. We will do everything we can to keep weapons out of our schools and out of the hands of those who should not have them,” he said.

The president pledged action on gun violence after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in February, and held high level meetings with victims, survivors and lawmakers at the White House.

But little action has resulted at the national level to change gun laws, despite a huge movement sparked by Parkland students calling for greater gun control.

One student told that he saw a girl limping after being shot in the leg.

One student told that a gunman came into her first-period art class and started shooting. “We thought it was a fire drill at first but really, the teacher said, ‘Start running,”’ the student told.

“We were in class. It was first period. The alarm started going off, everybody went outside, all the teachers were like: ‘Get this way, get this way, come over here.’ Next thing you know we hear the booms and everybody starts running as fast as they can,” Dakota Shrader, a 10th grader, told reporters. A friend was shot in the leg, she said, “and the next thing you know all the art [class] windows are getting shot, shattered.”

Authorities have not yet confirmed that report. Aerial footage from the scene showed students standing in a grassy field and three life-flight helicopters landing at the school.

The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was responding to a shooting at the school.

An unknown number of possible explosive devices were found at the school and off campus. Authorities were in the process of rendering them safe and asked the public to call 911 if they see anything suspicious.

There was a large law enforcement response to the same school in February when it was placed on lockdown after students and teachers said they heard “popping sounds”.

Santa Fe police swept the campus but found no threat.

Santa Fe is a city of about 13,000 residents located 30 miles (48km) south-east of Houston.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sa...xas/ar-AAxttqf

[GRiZ]

Another sad day in the USA.

Get rid of the stupid guns already.

[Coreym07]

I'll keep em, thank you. If not guns, knives, if not knives, bombs, go on and on and on. It's society and culture and a million other reasons. It's not a "ban guns" and the problem goes away, the problem will still be there, the method of which is what will change.

[Kanda444]

Originally Posted by GODISNOTGREAT ↗

Another sad day in the USA.

Get rid of the stupid guns already.

it has little to nothing to do with guns.

Did you know: when the media reports on suicides or serial killings....those activities increase?

Stop giving these shooters air time and attention. the media is showing them that if they want to get on tv, make a statement with a gun.

in the US, they dont report on suicides unless its newsworthy and when it is newsworthy, they try to give limited details and try to offer help (suicide prevention hotlines and websites...that sort of thing). you know what they dont do?

....put a suicide story on the 24 hour news stations and run the story ad nauseam.

the media could do a lot to help...but they dont because this shit sells.

[TheVrist]

Libtard- pushes for dystopia, blames guns when society reacts.

[reaper69316]

Let's see the GORE!! lol these incidents cause too much fucking talking in the comments.

[Bebe]

enough...

[Kanda444]

Originally Posted by Bebe ↗

Let’s all remember that this section is for posting updates on the event, pictures, videos, and supporting documents. It is NOT the section to express your opinion one way or another on the political issues... THAT convo belongs in the water cooler section.

Incorrect. You are free to do as you just did...share you opinions and talk about the thread. Firery debates are what the mods dont enjoy....:

Any threads which become fiery debates will be moved to the Religious and Political Debates forum, if appropriate, where you can continue your arguments without fear of reprimand for forum disruption.

Remember it's not the Water Cooler so ease off with the personal stuff, take it out on each other in the WC.

as long as its not personal attacks, stays on topic and is adding to the conversation...its usually allowed (though, if I'm wrong, a mod should feel more than free correcting me).

[TheVrist]

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[Oswald2001]

Originally Posted by Coreym07 ↗

I'll keep em, thank you. If not guns, knives, if not knives, bombs, go on and on and on. It's society and culture and a million other reasons. It's not a "ban guns" and the problem goes away, the problem will still be there, the method of which is what will change.

An awful lot of damage has been done with a car/truck and/or a can of gasoline...