Mourners gather during a prayer vigil following a shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday, May 18, 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
More details are being revealed about the massacre at Santa Fe High School that left 10 dead and 10 others wounded.
One of the wounded is retired Houston police Officer John Barnes, who served as a resource officer at the school and confronted the gunman.
Responding officers arrived at the school’s art lab section about four minutes into the shooting and engaged the gunman right away in what became a 25-minute shootout.
When the shooting was over eight students and two teachers were dead. The evil doer suspect, 17 year old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, was in custody.
According to CNN, It is unclear whether all the victims were shot by the suspect, or whether some were shot by officers during the crossfire. Authorities are waiting for the medical examiner’s autopsies to make that determination.
I have the greatest of respect and admiration for the brave officers who didn’t hesitate and immediately responded and engaged the shooter. I strongly believe that is the best way to deal with an active shooter. You can’t wait a second. Unfortunately law enforcement officers don’t have the best aim when involved in shooting incidents. study after study finds that when faced with an armed suspect less than 20 percent of the rounds fired police officers hit their target. So it shouldn’t be surprising if some of the victims were hit by police fire during the shootout.
Pagourtzis is being held without bail and is accused of capital murder and aggravated assault on a public servant. This evil doer won’t face the death penalty if he is convicted. Under Texas law, offenders who are under age 18 and charged with a capital offense face a maximum punishment of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 40 years.
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