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HOUSTON, May 18-- Ten people were killed and another 10 wounded on Friday when a student armed with a shotgun and a revolver opened fire at a high school in the U.S. state of Texas in the latest incident of gun violence against students. Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed the number of victims at Santa Fe High School, southeast of Houston, and called the shooting "one of the most heinous attacks that we've ever seen in the history of Texas schools. During a press briefing near the high school, Abbott said, "It is with a very heavy heart that I can confirm that as of this time, there have been 10 lives that have been lost and another 10 that have been wounded." "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," he added. The governor described the shooting as "one of the hideous attacks" that has ever happened in the history of Texas schools, a place of learning where parents should be able to send their children without fear for their children's safety. Identifying two goals going forward, Abbott said the immediate goal is to "ensure this crime is going to be prosecuted appropriately while also work to ensure that we provide the families, the victims and all the children in the schools the support and resources and counselling they need." The second goal, Abbott said, is to "take action to step up and make sure this tragedy is never repeated ever again in the history of state of Texas." | 
