Sheriff: Up to 10 fatalities in Texas school shooting

In this image taken from a video footage, law enforcement officers respond to a high school near Houston after an active shooter was reported inside the campus, Friday, May 18, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. The Santa Fe school district issued an alert Friday morning saying Santa Fe High School has been placed on lockdown. (KTRK-TV ABC13 via AP)

SANTA FE, Texas—The local sheriff here said as many as 10 people may have been killed during a shooting at a high school near Houston, most of them students.

Harris County Sherriff Ed Gonzalez Harris County said there “could be eight to 10 fatalities” from the shooting Friday morning at Santa Fe High School, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Houston.

Gonzalez said the majority of the dead are students.

The sheriff said one person is in custody and a second person has been detained.

Gonzalez said a police officer is among the injured but the extent of the officer’s injuries is unknown.

Vice President Mike Pence says he and President Donald Trump have been briefed on the school shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston.

Pence said the students, families, teachers and all those affected should know: “‘We’re with you. You’re in our prayers and I know you are in the prayers of the American people.”

Trump added in a tweet that, “Early reports not looking good. God bless all!”

First lady Melania Trump is also weighing on Twitter. She said, “My heart goes out to Santa Fe and all of Texas today.” /jpv