Santa Fe shooting: Death toll rises to 10

ANI  |  Washington D.C. [U.S.A] 

Ten killed and ten wounded in the high school shooting in city of on Thursday (local time).

As reported by CNN, said the accused of high school shooting had used a shotgun and a 38-revolver that were legally owned by his father.

He further pledged to step up their actions in and ensure that such a tragedy never happens again.

The said that two have been detained in connection with the incident. One of them is identified as Dimitrios Pagourtzis and is suspected to have fired the shots.

Gunfire erupted at the school, about 20 miles outside Galveston, at around 7:30 a.m. (local time) officials said.

Further, some were found at the location including pipe bombs and pressure cookers around the school campus.

The two male suspects are believed to be students and have been detained. Further, one of them got injured in the firing.

The second one is considered to be an accomplice and not a shooter.

An investigation is underway.

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First Published: Sat, May 19 2018. 02:29 IST