THE ALLEGED SHOOTER – AT 2:31 P.M. ET:  Texas authorities have now released the name of the alleged school shooter, and basic information about him.  From Fox: 

The suspect accused of unleashing a hail of bullets inside one of his classes early Friday morning that left up to nine people dead has been identified, reports stated.

Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, was identified as the person in custody in connection to the shooting at Santa Fe High School, the Associated Press reported.

Explosive devices were found at the school, authorities said. 

The suspected shooter was taken into police custody and a second suspect has been detained. The suspect in custody and the suspect detained for further questioning were both students. 

From Daily Beast:

Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the suspected gunman who opened fire at a Texas high school on Friday morning, apparently posted photos of neo-Nazi iconography online, according to social media accounts flagged by classmates and reviewed by The Daily Beast...

...Pagourtzis was identified by law-enforcement officials as the suspect to CBS News and the Associated Press. Two Santa Fe students also told The Daily Beast that Pagourtzis was the gunman and they confirmed a Facebook account with Pagourtzis’ name belonged to him. Attempts by The Daily Beast to reach Pagourtzis’ family were unsuccessful.

On April 30, Pagourtzis apparently posted a t-shirt with “born to kill” printed on the front, boasting that it was custom-made.

COMMENT:  Other reports indicate that the alleged gunman was well known at the school, wore trench coats even in summer, and was repeatedly bullied by coaches and students.  A fairly familiar pattern is starting to emerge. 

The governor of Texas has just said that materials found on the suspect's computer indicated he planned to commit suicide after the shootings.  In fact, he surrendered.

May 18, 2018