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Texas school shooting: America calls for stricter gun laws after 10 die in latest shootout

Ten people, mostly students, were killed when a teenage classmate armed with a shotgun and a revolver opened fire in a Texas high school Friday, the latest deadly school shooting to hit the United States.

FP Staff May 19, 2018 13:53:54 IST
Students cry during a prayer vigil following the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday, 18 May 2018. AP
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Students cry during a prayer vigil following the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday, 18 May 2018. AP
People place flowers in honor for the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting during a vigil at Texas First Bank on Friday. AP
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People place flowers in honor for the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting during a vigil at Texas First Bank on Friday. AP
A Santa Fe High School freshman is comforted by her father during a prayer vigil following the high school shooting at Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday. AP
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A Santa Fe High School freshman is comforted by her father during a prayer vigil following the high school shooting at Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday. AP
Chief Nursing Officer Dr David Marshall and Chief Medical and Clinical Officer Dr Gulshan Sharma speak to the media at Jennie Sealy Hospital in Texas. AP
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Chief Nursing Officer Dr David Marshall and Chief Medical and Clinical Officer Dr Gulshan Sharma speak to the media at Jennie Sealy Hospital in Texas. AP
Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at the prayer vigil. AP
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at the prayer vigil. AP
A state and federal law enforcement officer outside a home in Alvin, Texas, as part of the investigation in the aftermath of the high school shooting. AP
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A state and federal law enforcement officer outside a home in Alvin, Texas, as part of the investigation in the aftermath of the high school shooting. AP