Earlier today, police responded to reports of a school shooting in Santa Fe High School near Houston. According to reports eight to 10 people are dead and at least 12 people hospitalized. A male suspect, who is believed to be a student, was arrested earlier today. This is an ongoing investigation.
Another School Shooting Rocks the US
According to CNN this is the third school shooting in eight days.
My heart is broken. How can we continue to allow the loss of children’s lives? Our children should feel safe and yet massive school shootings are happening far too often. It’s devastating.
To see what others are saying about this tragic event, read below.
“I just ran as fast as I could” – Santa Fe High School students describe shooting incident in Texas that has left up to 10 people dead https://t.co/n5ZUtzkzO9 pic.twitter.com/3bvfO8OYvV
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 18, 2018
“We know that there’s been at least 6 transported, including one Santa Fe ISD police officer that has been shot,” Santa Fe ISD police chief Walter Braun says. “We have one suspect in custody and one person of interest detained.” https://t.co/oqRZUFvJK4 pic.twitter.com/Z9zn2MyMFr
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 18, 2018
Santa Fe High, you didn’t deserve this. You deserve peace all your lives, not just after a tombstone saying that is put over you. You deserve more than Thoughts and Prayers, and after supporting us by walking out we will be there to support you by raising up your voices.
— Emma González (@Emma4Change) May 18, 2018
Breaking News: At least 8 people were killed in the Texas school shooting. The gunman is believed to be a student. https://t.co/xiwNF5YbG6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 18, 2018