Dimitrios Pagourtzis and the 2018 Santa Fe High School Shooting
Overview
On May 18, 2018, a 17-year-old student, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, carried out a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas. Ten people—eight students and two educators—were killed, and more than a dozen others were wounded. Pagourtzis was taken into custody the same morning. Authorities reported he used a shotgun and a .38-caliber revolver, and improvised explosive devices were also discovered at the school and nearby locations. The attack began around the start of first period in an art classroom area.
Date, Location, and Immediate Response
Date: Friday, May 18, 2018. Location: Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, Galveston County, Texas. Within minutes of the first shots, on-site officers engaged the gunman and contained him in a section of the school before he surrendered.
Weapons and Devices
Investigators stated the shooter used a shotgun and a .38-caliber revolver—firearms obtained from his father—and that law enforcement recovered multiple explosive devices (including pipe bombs and pressure cookers) on campus and in surrounding areas.
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