Officials at a press briefing on Friday afternoon praised law enforcement officers who engaged the shooter. Information obtained from the suspect’s journals, computer and cell phone indicate that he planned to carry out the mass shooting and then commit suicide, Abbott said.
Dan Patrick also told Fox News that the shooting suspect “does not appear…to have had any issues with the school.” “There simply were not the same type of warning signs that we’ve seen in so many other shootings,” Abbott said, noting that the suspect posted a picture on his Facebook page of a T-shirt that said, “Born to Kill.” Texas Lt. John Cornyn said the shotgun had a shortened barrel, and investigators are still determining if it was legal, according to AP reports. 38-caliber revolver that were obtained from his father.
Two more people are currently being interviewed as persons of interest in the shooting.Ībbott said the shooter, who had no criminal history, used a shotgun and a. The suspect admitted to the shooting, according to a probable cause affidavit. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry said at a press conference Saturday that probable cause was found on charges of capital murder and aggravated assault against a public servant. The suspected shooter has been identified as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who was booked into the Galveston County Jail on Friday, the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office said. Abbott said the suspect turned himself in to authorities.
Galveston County Sheriff's Office-AP/ShutterstockĪ suspect, believed to be a student, has been taken into custody.
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