Dimitrios Pagourtzis, is the teenager who allegedly used a shotgun and a revolver to kill 10 people and wound 10 others at a Texas high school on Friday.
He admitted he didn’t shoot people he liked and meant to kill the ones he did target.
The Students at Santa Fe High School, not far from Houston in southeastern Texas, scrambled for safety after they heard shots just after class began Friday morning.
Nine students and one teacher were killed, a law enforcement official told CNN.
The suspect 17, who is accused of capital murder of multiple people and aggravated assault on a public servant, says he told an investigator he spared people he liked because he wanted his story told.
The alleged shooter used a shotgun and a .38 revolver that were legally owned by his father, Gov. Greg Abbott.
A student who survived being shot in the head tweeted: “I’m so greatful and blessed that god spared me today.” Rome Shubert showed CNN affiliate KTRK where a bullet went in the back of his head and came out near his left ear.
A Pakistani exchange student, Sabika Sheikh, was killed, the county’s embassy in Washington said.
Substitute teacher Cynthia Tisdale was also killed, her family said.
One classmate told CNN the alleged shooter was “really quiet and he wore like a trench coat almost every day.”
Abbott said investigators have found journals on a computer and cell phone owned by the suspect.
The governor offered his sympathies to the victims then called for lawmakers and others to come together to prevent more tragedies. “We need to do more than just pray for the victims and their families. It’s time in Texas that we take action to step up and make sure this tragedy is never repeated ever again.”
Henry, the Galveston County magistrate, said the suspect told investigators he acted alone.
US President Trump has ordered US flags at federal facilities be flown at half-staff.
Source: CNN
