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