HOUSTON, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Governor of U.S. Texas state Greg Abbott on Sunday called for moment of silence to honor victims of Santa Fe High School shooting.
Ten people were killed and another ten wounded when a shooter opened fire inside Santa Fe High School in the southeast of Houston Friday morning.
Law enforcement has identified the suspect as 17-year-old Santa Fe student Dimitrios Pagourtzis.
The governor issued a statewide call for Texans to take part in a moment of silence at 10 a.m. on Monday to honor the memory of the victims.
"The act of evil that occurred in Santa Fe has deeply touched the core of who we are as Texans," said Abbott, adding "I ask all Texans to join in holding a moment of silence tomorrow morning to remember the victims, their families, and first responders of the attack that took place at Santa Fe High School."
During a press briefing near the high school which was held Friday afternoon, Abbott said, "We grieve for the victims who lost their lives at Santa Fe High School and we pray for the families who are suffering and will continue to suffer in the days to come."
The governor described the shooting as "one of the hideous attacks" that has ever happened in the histories of Texas schools, a place of learning where parents should be able to send their children without fear for their children's safety.
Santa Fe High School is located in Galveston County, about 54 km southeast of downtown Houston. There are about 1,400 students in the high school. Santa Fe is a city with a population of about 13,000.
The county is about 360 km east of Sutherland Springs, Texas, where a gunman barged into a church last November and murdered 26 people.