US school shooting live update: 'Embarrassing comment made him to shoot'

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Shana Fisher was killed in the Texas school shooting on May 18, 2018
Shana Fisher was killed in the Texas school shooting on May 18, 2018

New Delhi : In the latest development of Texas school shooting, police has found that Dimitrios Pagourtzis who killed 10 people has been rejected by one of his victims after making aggressive advances, her mother told the Los Angeles Times. It was on May 18, when Dimitrios open fired in the class and killed eight students and two teachers in the school campus.

Sadie Baze, the mother of one of the victims says her daughter had earlier rejected for a date with the alleged shooter. Dimitrios, 17 was making aggressive advances toward Shana, who just turned 16, for the past four months, asking her to date him

A week ago, during class, Shana stood up and told Pagourtzis she wouldn't go out with him, the mother said.

Baze said Pagourtzis previously dated Fisher's best friend and she had told her daughter "you don't date your friend's exes."

 Ms. Fisher finally stood up to him and embarrassed him in class, the newspaper quoted her mother as writing in a private message to The Times. “A week later he opens fire on everyone he didn’t like,” she said. “Shana being the first one.” Ms. Rodriguez could not independently be reached for comment. 

Sources confirmed that two students light up a candle during a vigil for the people who were killed in shooting at Santa Fe High School.

As the investigation, no official motive has been found for the unfortunate incident. Police report says that it is the fourth-deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. public school in the history.

Students at Santa Fe High School described the accused shooter is a quiet loner, who played on the school’s football team. 

Pagourtzis’s family said in a statement they were “saddened and dismayed” by the shooting and “as shocked as anyone else” by the events. They said they are cooperating with investigation team.

As of now schools in Santa Fe will be closed Monday and Tuesday, officials said.