Kids run for their lives on the playground of a South Carolina elementary school. What investigators are learning about the 14yearold gunman who targeted young children. Im jamison uhler. Im wendy ryan. First tonight new informatio wounded by that gunfire. Both now home from the hospital and rescuers saying another young boy with more serious wounds has been airlifted to a trauma unit. Right now detectives are still trying to learn why the 14year old gunman targeted children at the Townville Elementary School in South Carolina, officer telling us the teen also killed his dad before opening fire on that school. People in a pasco county doorstep. They woke up to find some hateful messages sitting in their driveways. Reporter neighbors are stunned telling me every single home here on fillmore avenue had one of these small plastic bags tossed in their driveway. Neighbors in this port richey neighborhood woke up to more than just their daily paper in their driveway. My stomach turned. It su
Before he realizes it was gun shots. Another student said he felt totally helpless. Watch him. We had one student even say that she was surprised she was not surprised but she was scared. This by the way is the seventh School Shooting this year and the second deadliest since the Marjory Stoneman massacre where 17 died. Casey stegall is in santa fe. The governor casey, stand by. We have Governor Greg Abbott returning. We were told senator cruz was coming. But heres the governor. Im the county judge of Galveston County, texas. Were unfortunately here because of a tragic event that occurred this morning at Santa Fe High School. Fortunately for us, we did have a Rapid Response from a lot of state and u. S. Leaders. Theyre down here now. We spent time briefing the governor, the Lieutenant Governor, senator cruz and other elected officials this morning. At this time ill pass it off to Governor Abbott. Judge, first, i want to thank you for your tireless efforts the past few hours to help your
She was crying. I turn around and just hauled it all the way to the school. Thank god i was close. And just stayed on the phone with her the whole time, tried to keep her calm. The teachers were telling us to run, run, go i heard so many people saying that there was gunshot and that people were dead and i was like shaking, my anxiety was bad. I couldnt understand her. There was just noise coming out of her body. I could tell she was in distress and she said she was in a field behind the school hiding. I mean were going to listen to the governor of texas right now talking to reporters about the horrific shooting earlier today at Santa Fe High School just south of houston, texas. Governor greg abbott. Fortunately for us we did have a Rapid Response from a lot of state and u. S. Leaders who are down here now. Weve spent a little bit of time briefing the governor and Lieutenant Governor, senator cruz and other elected officials on the events that happened this morning. At this time i will
Gunfire and assorted explosives that were left behind. The gunman identified as a 17yearold male student at the high school. If you have been listening to our conversation, there are the two pictures of him from social media. Note the iconography as we have. We have been talking about it, whether or not it is germane or an act of trolling. We just dont know. Here is greg abbott, the governor of texas. Is everybody ready . Im mark henry. I am the county judge of Galveston County tech, the chief elected official in the county. We are uncommonly all here today because of a tragic event that occurred this morning at santa fe high school. Fortunately for us, we did have a Rapid Response from a lot of state and u. S. Leaders. They are down here now. We have spent a little bit of time briefing the governor and Lieutenant Governor, senator cruz and other elected officials on the events that happened this morning. At this time i will pass it off to Governor Abbott. Judge, first i want to thank
“SNAKE!” we cry out.
Each time we see them we want to – well – kill them. Husbands run to the wood shed to get axes and rakes and send the women and children inside. Some quickly head for the gun closet to secure the 30-30 rifle which they haven’t used since their last hunt but is ready to go for occasions such as this – SNAKES!
Moreno Hinojosa’s book comes just in time for “snake season,” which starts in March round these parts and is in full-swing by April and beyond in South Texas. By now you’ve heard stories of people observing snakes from their backyards to the highways and other places.