Santa Fe High School shooting

Santa Fe High School shooting
Santa Fe
Santa Fe (Texas)
Santa Fe
Santa Fe (the United States)
LocationSanta Fe High School
16000 Hwy 6
Santa Fe, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates29°23′31″N 95°08′28″W / 29.39194°N 95.14111°W / 29.39194; -95.14111
DateMay 18, 2018 (May 18, 2018)
7:32 – 8:02 a.m.   (CDT, UTC−6)
TargetStudents and staff at Santa Fe High School
Attack type
School shooting, mass shooting, mass murder, shootout
Weapons
Deaths10
Injured14 (including the suspect)
AccusedDimitrios Pagourtzis (found incompetent to stand trial; found liable in civil court)
Charges
Litigation
  • Lawsuit against weapons manufacturer by parents of victims settled out-of-court
  • Civil jury found parents of Dimitrios Pagourtzis not liable, Pagourtzis and weapons manufacturer liable

On May 18, 2018, a school shooting occurred at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, United States, in the Houston metropolitan area. Ten people – eight students and two teachers – were fatally shot, and thirteen others were wounded. Dimitrios Pagourtzis, a 17-year-old student at the school, was taken into custody. The shooting is the eighth-deadliest school shooting in the United States.