PICTURED: Student, 17, who yelled 'Surprise!' as he burst into art class at Texas high school armed with an assault rifle, shotgun and pistol, killing 10 and booby trapping campus with explosives

Shooting took place between 7.30-7.45am during art class at Santa Fe High School in Texas

Law enforcement officials say as many as 10 people are dead and 12 are injured, including a police officer

Gunman, identified by law enforcement as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagoutzis, was reportedly armed with AR-15-style rifle, shotgun and pistol

Student said she saw a gunman shoot a girl in the leg, prompting lockdown

Gunman was taken into custody at around 9am local time and a second person, also a male student, was detained for questioning

Officials say suspect left explosive devices inside the school building and at another site off campus

President Donald Trump and the first lady both tweeted about the shooting, as did VP Pence

Santa Fe's senior class was scheduled to graduate on Sunday

By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com
Published: 09:26 EDT, 18 May 2018 | Updated: 14:25 EDT, 18 May 2018


A heavily armed student gunman was taken into custody after entering a classroom with the word 'Surprise!' and shooting 10 people to death inside Santa Fe High School in Texas this morning.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the 17-year-old male suspect, identified by law enforcement early Friday afternoon as Dimitrios 'Dimitri' Pagourtzis, was taken into custody and a second person of interest was detained.

The majority of the deceased victims were students, according to Gonzalez. As many as a dozen others were wounded, among them a police officer who was reportedly shot in the shoulder.

It was reported by Chron.com, citing law reinforcement sources, that the gunman carried out the massacre with an AR-15-style rifle, a pistol and a shotgun.

On his now-deleted Facebook page, Pagourtzis on April 30 shared a photo of a black T-shirt with the words 'Born to Kill' printed across the front. One photos on the page showed a black trench coat festooned with various insignia, including an iron cross.

A woman who answered the phone at a number associated with the Pagourtzis family declined to speak with the AP.

She said: 'Give us our time right now, thank you.'

Pagourtzis plays on the Santa Fe High School junior varsity football team, and is a member of a dance squad with a local Greek Orthodox church.

Responding law enforcement officials later found pipe bombs both inside the school and at a site off campus, and urged town residents to be vigilant and call 911 if they see anything suspicious.

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