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Multiple Deaths Reported In Texas School Shooting

by VOA News

   At least eight people have been killed in a shooting Friday morning at
   Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, according to Harris County
   Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

   Police had been called to the school near the city of Houston earlier
   Friday on an active shooter call.

   The Santa Fe Independent School District (ISD) said in an earlier
   statement people have been injured but did not disclose how many.
   Several area hospitals said they were treating victims.

   "There have been confirmed injuries," the ISD said.

   Assistant School Principal Cris Richardson told reporters the suspect
   had been "arrested and is secured," according to a report on the CNN TV
   channel.

   Ed Gonzalez, the sheriff in neighboring Harris County, posted on
   Twitter saying the situation is no longer active and that "One is in
   custody, a second one detained. An injured police officer is being
   treated, the extent of his injuries are unknown."

   President Donald Trump posted on Twitter that "Early reports not
   looking good. God bless all!"

   Police and other local emergency responders were dispatched to the
   scene, as well as federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
   Firearms and Explosives.

   Santa Fe is located in southeastern Texas between the cities of Houston
   and Galveston.

   Santa Fe High School had been put on lockdown in February after reports
   of shots fired. In that instance no one was injured and police did not
   find any evidence that shots had been fired.

   Friday's shooting comes about three months after a shooter with a
   semi-automatic rifle killed 17 students and school staff members at
   Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

   The Parkland massacre rekindled a national debate on gun control and
   triggered demonstrations across the U.S. advocating for more stringent
   gun control laws.