What we “know” so far – with the understanding that initial reports are almost always riddled with errors that are corrected afterwards.
-The massacre occurred at Santa Fe High School, south of Houston, Texas.
-Latest reports are 10 dead and 12 injured.
-The shooter, we are told, is named dimitrios pagourtzis. He is a student at the school.
-The two guns he used were legally owned by his father.
-pagourtzis was wearing an “antifa” pin on his jacket.
-He wrote in his journal that he wanted to commit the shooting and then kill himself – which he obviously did not do.
-There may be one, maybe two accomplices.
-Pipe bombs were also found on the school grounds.
-Police Officer John Barnes tried to stop pagourtzis and was critically wounded. It is not clear whether he was stationed at the school or was called after the shooting started.
More information – and corrected versions of the above – as they become available.
UPDATE: From ABC – Houston, we have this:
Pagourtzis describes himself as an atheist for religious views, and “I hate politics” for political views. He also posted photos of himself, his gaming station setup, and t-shirts. He posted a photo on April 30, 2018 of a t-shirt that says “Born to Kill.”
On the same day, he also posted a photo of a jacket with pins of various symbols (Communist party, Iron Cross, Rising Sun, baphomet, and Cthulhu).
FYI: The “communist party” pin is identical to the pin used for “antifa”. That could mean he wanted to display one, the other or both. I’ll leave it to you to decide which of them is the “good” one.
FURTHER UPDATE: From Reuters, we are told pagourtzis was a loner, who did not talk to classmates and wore a trenchcoat to school every day.
It also states he was often bullied, but does not offer specifics.
The Dallas Morning News tells us pagourtzis “was unpopular and often the target of bullying”. But does not specify what kind of bullying it was.
It also characterizes him as a loner…but notes that he was on the school’s football team for two years, which suggests there had to be interaction with him and others, at least on the team.
The article confirms his facebook profile had a picture of a trenchcoat with a nazi insignia. A student told the Morning News he wore that trenchcoat every day.
