SANTE FE, Texas (AP): Authorities say possible explosive devices have been found at and adjacent to the Texas high school where a shooting left as many as 10 people dead.
The Santa Fe Independent School District said in a statement Friday that authorities are in the process of rendering the devices safe.
There’s no indication how many devices have been found. Police asked the public to “remain vigilant” and to call 911 if they see any suspicious items in the area.
The school outside Houston went on lockdown around 8 a.m. after an active shooting was reported.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says there “could be 8 to 10 fatalities” from the shooting. Gonzalez says the majority of the dead are students.
The sheriff says one person is in custody and a second person has been detained.
Santa Fe is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Houston.
EARLIER: Eight people are dead and one person is in custody after a shooting at a high school southeast of Houston Friday morning.
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Assistant Principal Cris Richardson says the suspect in the shooting Friday at Santa Fe High School “has been arrested and secured.”
The school district also confirmed an unspecified number of people are injured but provided no other details.
School shooting in Texas. Early reports not looking good. God bless all!
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The Associated Press reports that law enforcement officers worked with school officials to secure the building “and initiate all emergency management protocols to release and move students to another location.”
Students were transported to another location to reunite with their parents.
One student told Houston television station KTRK that a gunman came into her first-period class and started shooting. The student says she saw one girl with a bloody leg as the class evacuated.
Santa Fe is a city of about 13,000 residents, located 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Houston.
