SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL

The defense team for accused Santa Fe shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis is asking the judge overseeing the case to be removed due to what they claim is bias.

On Friday, families of Santa Fe High School shooting victims crowded a Galveston County courtroom for the first public hearing in this case in more than two years.

At a hearing Friday in the Santa Fe mass shooting case, a judge appointed an independent party to do a full competency evaluation on Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the charged Santa Fe High School gunman.

His story left judge Katy Perry in tears: "Our country has f***ing failed us."

An online ammunition seller has reportedly reached an agreement with the survivors of the Santa Fe High School shooting and several family members of the deceased victims.

The massacre that happened on the Santa Fe High School campus back in 2018 is still painful for many people in the community to think about.

Texas would need to hire more than 5,000 licensed school psychologists to meet minimum recommended ratios.

In 2018, a 17-year-old gunman killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School. But even with an influx of time and money for mental health services, the community is still struggling with grief and trauma.

State Rep. Joe Moody rushed to the site of a mass shooting in his city in 2019, then warned House colleagues that it would happen again as they passed a permitless carry bill. Now he’s at the center of the investigation into the Uvalde massacre.

When the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is signed into law Monday, two Santa Fe residents will be at the White House.

Wounded in the Santa Fe High School shooting, Flo Rice has found an online community of mass shooting survivors who help each other cope and heal. Uvalde residents are starting to join them.

Texas requires schools to have emergency plans and conduct safety drills. But a lot of decisions about safety are left to school districts and charter schools.

Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican leaders signaled an openness to some gun restrictions after recent mass shootings. But in the last several years, lawmakers have eased gun laws, most notably by passing a permitless carry bill last year.

Wednesday, March 18, marks the fourth anniversary of the Sante Fe High School shooting where 10 people were killed and 13 others were wounded by a lone gunman in 2018.

Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján says Thursday that he’s 90% recovered from his stroke.

Santa Fe High School was evacuated Wednesday due to a natural gas odor in the cafeteria kitchen, according to Santa Fe ISD.

Nearly four years after a Santa Fe High School student was accused of murdering eight classmates, two teachers, and wounding more than a dozen others, no trial date has been set in the case.

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The team will also provide tickets for some of the first responders from Friday's massacre at Santa Fe High School.

KPRC 2 and Texas Mattress Makers are surprising 20 deserving high school seniors with scholarships. All students selected for scholarships have been nominated by their high schools. This academic year was particularly challenging because of the pandemic, but these students still rose above and beyond in school. The eighth $2,500 Senior Scholarship was awarded to Jaivyance Gillard from Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe ISD. See photos of Jaivyance and other 2021 winners below:Ad

HOUSTON (AP) — A student accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school in 2018 will spend up to another 12 months at a state mental health facility as doctors say he remains incompetent to stand trial, his attorney said Tuesday. Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 20, has been receiving mental health treatment at the North Texas State Hospital in Vernon since early December 2019. But doctors in March 2020 determined he was still incompetent and he was ordered to stay another 12 months, said Nick Poehl, one of Pagourtzis’ attorneys. So, we just reupped for up to another 12 months,” Poehl said. Poehl said he could not discuss specific details of Pagourtzis’ treatment due to privacy issues.

Welcome to the 2020 volleyball season. No club tournaments to travel to, limited training available but what that means is everyone should be fresh for the 2020 campaign. Below are the Top 10 for Class 5A heading into the 2020 season. 1 Fulshear ChargersNo. 1 Fulshear ChargersNo.

Welcome to the 2020 volleyball season. VYPE previewed 30 public school teams in this year's VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview. Here is one of the Sleepers - the Santa Fe Indians. Santa Fe IndiansFor the past three years, Santa Fe has made it to at least the Regional Quarterfinals. Last year, Santa Fe with 33-15 but will have to replace District 22-5A MVP Kassidy Taves.

SANTA FE, Texas Its time to wrap up our Cool Schools season brought to you by Go Public Gulf Coast. Today were highlighting Santa Fe ISD teachers and staff for going above and beyond to send off the Class of 2020Santa Fe High School teacher Ms. Nikaran surprises her students with a goodbye gift. (KPRC)Ms. Nikaran, a teacher at Santa Fe High School, surprised her students by delivering gifts to each of them in person. Santa Fe High School also hosted a drive-thru event where graduating seniors were able to pick up a cap and gown. #publicschoolsprovide Posted by Santa Fe ISD - Official Site on Thursday, May 28, 2020To learn more about Houston-area public school districts, click here.

SEE KPRCs FULL COVERAGE OF THE SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTINGThe victims were Christopher Jake Stone, Sabika Sheikh, Cynthia Tisdale, Shana Fisher, Jared Black, Christian Riley Garcia, Angelique Ramirez, Kimberly Vaughan, Glenda Ann Perkins and Aaron Kyle McLeod. Exterior photo of Santa Fe High School. Santa Fe Independent School District posted a virtual remembrance service on Friday honoring those who lost their lives or were hurt in the shooting. Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the suspect in the Santa Fe High School shooting, was formally declared incompetent to stand trial in November 2019 by a Galveston County judge. The Santa Fe Crisis and Support Line is available 24 hours a day at 800-595-0869.

EMBED >More News Videos Go inside Texas State Hospital, where violent accused criminals get treatment designed to restore their competency to stand trial. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The teenager accused of the Santa Fe High School massacre has been transferred to a mental health facility.Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 19, was transferred Thursday morning from the Galveston County Jail to the North Texas State Hospital in Vernon, officials confirmed.Last month, a judge ruled Pagourtzis was incompetent to stand trial.He was ordered "committed to and confined" to a Texas Department of State Health Services facility, the ruling states. The treatment may not exceed 120 days.Over that time period, he will be evaluated and treated to make him fit to stand trial. With the ruling, he won't be allowed to refuse treatment.The order states Pagourtzis is unfit for trial as of Oct. 18. The trial, which was moved to Fort Bend County, was set to begin in February 2020.Earlier in November, the suspect's lawyers indicated that he was likely to be declared incompetent for trial.Pagourtzis' mental state has been the focus of several discussions between prosecutors and defense attorneys since the shooting that killed 10 and injured 13 others.In August, attorneys for Pagourtzis said his mental state had deteriorated to the point that he doesn't understand the case before him.If convicted, he faces life in prison with the possibility of parole after 40 years.

SAN ANTONIO Hours after Chick-fil-A announced it will no longer donate funds to organizations known for their anti-LGBTQ stances, Gov. Chick-fil-A will no longer donate to anti-LGBTQ organizationsAccording to past reports, the Chick-fil-A foundation donated $1.65 million to the FCA and $115,000 to The Salvation Army in 2018. Abbott reversed his preference to the fast-food chicken chain months after he signed the Chick-fil-A bill into law to "protect religious liberty," he said in July. Today I signed the @ChickfilA law in Texas. Abbott tweeted two photos of him eating barbecue from the chain a day after Castro's tweet.

A shackled Dimitrios Pagourtzis is walked into a courtroom in Galveston County, Texas, on Feb. 25, 2019. GALVESTON, Texas - Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the suspect in the Santa Fe High School shooting, was formally declared incompetent to stand trial Friday by a Galveston County judge. An attorney for Pagourtzis said last week that her client would likely be declared incompetent after a trio of experts agreed he did not understand the circumstances he is facing. The judge's order requires Pagourtzis to be treated at a state mental health facility for a period of no more than 120 days, with the goal of his competency being restored so that he can stand trial. Pagourtzis is accused of killing 10 people and injuring 13 others during the half-hour rampage May 18, 2019.

HOUSTON - The teen accused of murdering eight classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School in May 2018, will likely be declared incompetent to stand trial, his defense attorney, Nicholas Poehl, told KPRC after the presiding judge lifted a gag order. Once he is restored to competency, trial can proceed." The defense supported this request with an opinion from their hired expert that the defendant was currently incompetent. A few weeks ago, that expert informed the Court that she also believed the defendant was currently incompetent to stand trial. That expert has now agreed with the Court's expert that the defendant is currently incompetent to stand trial.

SANTA FE, Texas - Victims and the families of victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting are expressing sadness and disappointment after learning the suspect in the massacre may soon be declared mentally incompetent to stand trial. Attorneys for Dimitrios Pagourtzis announced Monday that three mental health experts -- picked by the defense, prosecutors and the court -- found him mentally incompetent. The families of the victims met with the Galveston County District Attorney, and afterward, described that meeting as tense. The victims' families worry that the process will become a revolving door. "Once you are involved in this, you realize justice is -- it's not what you see on TV," said Flo Rice.

Victims and the families of victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting are expressing sadness and disappointment after learning the suspect in the massacre may soon be declared mentally incompetent... Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.

EMBED >More News Videos Flo Rice, who survived the Santa Fe High School massacre, says the justice system is not in favor of the victims. "He victimized us after we're already going through hell," Rice said during a Monday evening press conference of Pagourtzis' attorney, Nick Poehl. Many scenarios were explained.Pagourtzis could possibly go to a mental hospital for several months to restore his mental health. "There is a waiting list just to get to the mental hospital, probably 8 months," said Scott Rice, Flo's husband. "The killer has all of the rights right now," said Steve Perkins, whose wife, teacher Glenda Ann Perkins, was killed in the shooting.

SANTA FE, Texas (KTRK) -- The defense attorney for the accused Santa Fe High School shooter confirms that Dimitrios Pagourtzis is likely to be found incompetent for trial.Last month, a judge in Pagourtzis' case issued a new evaluation to determine his competency. Documents showed the decision to have a new evaluation was made in October, after reports by Pagourtzis' retained expert and the court's appointed expert.Defense Attorney Nick Poehl tells ABC13 Eyewitness News the findings come from medical evaluations.Pagourtzis' mental state has been the focus of several discussions between prosecutors and defense attorneys since the May 18, 2018 shooting that killed 10 people and injured 13 others.Back in August, attorneys for Pagourtzis said his mental state has deteriorated to the point that he doesn't understand the case set before him.The trial, which was moved to Fort Bend County, was slated to happen at the beginning of 2020.If convicted, Pagourtzis, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting, will not face the death penalty.

The teen accused of murdering eight classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School in May 2018, will likely be declared incompetent to stand trial, his defense attorney, Nicholas Poehl told... Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.

Pagourtzis, 19, is charged with capital murder for the May 18, 2018, attack at Santa Fe High School, which is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Houston. His trial was set to start Feb. 18. Because he was 17 at the time of the attack, he is not eligible for the death penalty.

SANTA FE, Texas (KTRK) -- A judge in the case of Dimitrios Pagourtzis has issued a new evaluation to determine the accused Santa Fe High School shooter's competency to stand trial, according to court documents.Documents show the decision was made Tuesday after reports by Pagourtzis's retained expert and the court's appointed expert.Pagourtzis's mental state has been the focus of several discussions between prosecutors and defense attorneys since the May 18, 2018 shooting that killed 10 people and injured 13 others.Back in August, attorneys for Pagourtzis said his mental state has deteriorated to the point that he doesn't understand the case set before him.The trial for Pagourtzis is set to begin in Fort Bend County in January 2020.If convicted, Pagourtzis, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting, will not face the death penalty.

SANTA FE, Texas (KTRK) -- A judge in the case of Dimitrios Pagourtzis has issued a new evaluation to determine the accused Santa Fe High School shooter's competency to stand trial, according to court documents.Documents show the decision was made Tuesday after reports by Pagourtzis's retained expert and the court's appointed expert.Pagourtzis's mental state has been the focus of several discussions between prosecutors and defense attorneys since the May 18, 2018 shooting that killed 10 people and injured 13 others.Back in August, attorneys for Pagourtzis said his mental state has deteriorated to the point that he doesn't understand the case set before him.The trial for Pagourtzis is set to begin in Fort Bend County in January 2020.If convicted, Pagourtzis, who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting, will not face the death penalty.

"We thought it would be better to do that at the junior high because high school is coming up. "She was a fellow Girl Scout and because of our pledge thing, we're supposed to be a sister to every Girl Scout, so I do very much feel like she was my sister," said Rojas. "Kim's Space" is part of Rojas' Girl Scout Gold Award project, which is the highest honor available to Girl Scouts. "If every person in Santa Fe donated a quarter, we would reach our goal," Rojas explained. They're located at 12920 FM-1764 in Santa Fe.

Attorneys for Dimitrios Pagourtzis say their client cant understand the legal proceedings against him. Attorneys representing Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the teenager charged for last years shooting at Santa Fe High School, are seeking a mental evaluation and saying their client cant understand the legal proceedings against him. Pagourtzis is charged with capital murder for the May 2018 attack at Santa Fe High School that left 10 people dead and wounded more than a dozen others. The 18-year-old is currently awaiting trial, which a judge has moved to another county because of intense publicity surrounding the case. According to the Galveston County Daily News , Pagourtzis attorneys argued in a court filing Monday that the teenagers mental state has degraded to the point where there is no understanding of the matter and the proceedings.The Galveston County District Attorneys Office declined to comment Monday on the motion.

SANTA FE, Texas (KTRK) -- In their first visit to the United States, the family of Sabika Sheikh took a tour like they never thought they would. "A stop at Santa Fe High School, the very campus where Sabika was killed. "Three years ago, her family sent Sabika off to the U.S."We thought that America was one of the safest countries. One year later, they united with the families who also got that devastating call. People talk about this and get bored, but their pain and our pain is the same.

SANTA FE, N.M. - Edgar Sarceno, 18, graduated from Santa Fe High School and has spent the summer helping at a camp for kids. It's a similar story that unfolded at school- when Sarceno asked for help from an English teacher to edit his college essay. The help he finally asked for, and his own determination, helped him get a full ride scholarship to Bates College in Maine. The Santa Fe community also rallied around Sarceno and bought him a new phone and car. Sarceno wants to eventually go to graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and become an engineer.

SANTA FE, Texas (KTRK) -- A man who told national media outlets that he was a substitute teacher at the time of the Santa Fe High School shooting never worked for the district, Santa Fe ISD told ABC13.The man, who identified himself as David Briscoe, told outlets including CNN, Time and The Wall Street Journal that he witnessed the shooting on May 18, 2018.Ten people were killed and 13 were injured when accused shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis opened fire.Santa Fe ISD said over the past week it has been asked to verify whether Briscoe ever worked there. We appreciate the efforts of those working to correct this misinformation. As a district our focus has always been and continues to be on supporting the needs of our students, staff, and community through the healing and recovery process." Time and The Wall Street Journal have all since issued updates, removing Briscoe's quotes from their coverage.Eight students and two substitute teachers died in the shooting.Pagourtzis' trial is set to begin in Fort Bend County in January 2020. His defense requested a change of venue out of Galveston County, where the shooting occurred, citing hundreds of social media comments on local news articles, giving them a window into how the potential jury pool feels.

HOUSTON – Sen. Ted Cruz honored the Santa Fe High School shooting victims on the floor of the Senate this week and re-introduced two bills to make schools safer. Santa Fe High School is about 45 minutes from my house. I hosted Santa Fe students here in the Senate dining room. “It was a crucial first step in federal funding to help the Santa Fe High School community recover and protect all its students. “The last year has been an extremely difficult year for the Santa Fe families and for the community.

FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas – It's been nearly a decade since Santa Fe High School made it to the playoffs and it has been a bittersweet year for the players and their classmates. Both were football players who died during the school shooting in May. The team has had the support of the entire Santa Fe community, which continues to rally behind it every game. It's like high school football used to be back in the '70s and '80s," Santa Fe High School football coach Mark Kanipes said. "Every game more and more people are showing up and being proud that we are their football team, so that's nice," Santa Fe linebacker Colton Scott said.

CLEAR LAKE, Texas – Pop star Justin Timberlake took time to visit some of the Santa Fe High School students who are recovering from last week's shooting. WATCH: Justin Timberlake visits Santa Fe shooting victims at hospitalA video from a Channel 2 viewer shows Timberlake leaving Clear Lake Regional Medical Center. Student Sarah Salazar, who was injured in the shooting, was smiling ear-to-ear in a photo with Timberlake. Salazar was severely injured after being shot in the several times from her neck down to her thigh, according to Salazar's aunt Norma Irlas said. The recovering students have also been visited by Texans superstar J.J. Watt.

HOUSTON – Seniors at Santa Fe High School have been offered free tickets to Thursday night's Game 5 Western Conference Finals by Houston Rockets owner and Galveston County native Tilman Fertitta. WATCH: Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta on offering Game 5 tickets to Santa Fe HS seniors"I have roots in Galveston County. I played on that football field before in Santa Fe," Fertitta said. "We just wanted to step up and I talked to Tad (Brown) and said, 'Hey, we need to find 300 tickets for the Santa Fe High School seniors on Thursday.'" Tribute on court and team will wear a Santa Fe HS ribbon #SantaFeStrong @KPRC2 — Randy McIlvoy (@KPRC2RandyMc) May 22, 2018The team also said that it's 50/50 Raffle & First Shot for Charity will benefit the Santa Fe Strong Memorial Fund.

HOUSTON – The debate over gun control has ramped up once again in Texas following the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School. He said Democrats see the Santa Fe tragedy as a call for gun control. Florida lawmakers defied the NRA and passed a gun control package after lobbying by student survivors of the attack. In the Santa Fe High School shooting, restrictions on bump stocks, assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and more strident background checks would not have affected suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis' ability to obtain weapons. And there has been no groundswell of support for gun law reform from students, with some Santa Fe students openly rejecting gun control as a method of preventing further incidents.

Signs of depression include crying, sleep issues (lack of sleep or excessive sleep) and a decreased appetite. AcceptanceIn this final stage of grief, your loved one will begin to accept the reality of their loss. Rheeda Walker, associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Houston said not to rush grief. "In the short-term, grief can feel like insurmountable sadness, emptiness and loss. “Nightmares, not sleeping, not eating, having a hard time concentrating,” she listed as signs of PTSD.

SANTA FE, Texas – Cynthia Tisdale, a substitute teacher at Santa Fe High School was killed Friday in the shooting at the school, according to her family. Leia Olinde said Tisdale, her aunt was like a mother to her and helped her shop for wedding dresses last year. "I've never met a woman who loved her family so much." Tisdale's house was the center of family gatherings and she loved cooking Thanksgiving dinner and decorating her house, Olinde said. Olinde's fiance, Eric Sanders, said of Tisdale that "words don't explain her lust for life and the joy she got from helping people."