TX - Police respond to reports of shooter at Santa Fe High School, 18 May 2018 #2

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Accused El Paso gunman is deadliest surviving mass shooting suspect in American history (with clip)

Oct 11, 2019

"EL PASO, Texas - Of the 18 deadliest mass shootings in the United States, seven mass shooters committed suicide and another five were killed by police, according to CNN....


The ABC-7 I-Team has an in-depth look at the other five trials....

....a Texas judge has granted a change of venue for the accused shooter in the Santa Fe High School shooting outside of Houston. The trial for Dimitrios Pagourtzis will not take place in Galveston County. Prosecutors in that case cannot seek the death penalty, or even life without the possibility of parole due to the fact that the suspect was under the age of 18 when the shooting happened. Pagourtzis was 17 when police say he opened fire at Santa Fe High School, killing ten people. The judge says the change of venue request was granted due to the publicity of the shooting. ..."

Accused El Paso gunman is deadliest surviving mass shooting suspect in American history

 

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Judge issues gag order in Santa Fe High case

October 22, 2019

"SANTA FE, Texas - Channel 2 Investigates has learned a gag order was issued in the case involving charged Santa Fe High gunman, Dimitrios Pagourtzis.

This development comes as the court consider the issue of Pagourtzis’ competency.

In August, Pagourtzis' defense team asked the court to have their client’s competency evaluated by an independent expert. In that motion, defense attorney Nicholas Poehl stated he does not believe Pagourtzis is competent to stand trial. Earlier in the year, court documents stated the defense will also likely employ an insanity defense at trial.

Prosecutors confirmed to KPRC the independent evaluation is complete, but could not comment on the results because of the impending gag order. Poehl said the gag order also prevents him from commenting.

Prosecutors will now have their experts conduct their own evaluation of Pagourtzis’ competency, which is expected to take 30 days to complete. After that evaluation is complete it is unknown how the case will move forward. Poehl has previously said there is the possibility a competency trial will be needed to determine whether Pagourtzis is competent to stand trial on capital murder charges.

The case is scheduled to go to trial after the first of the year in Fort Bend County. It is not yet known whether the issue of Pagourtzis’ competency will impact that timetable. ..."

Judge issues gag order in Santa Fe High case

 

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Texas teen charged in mass shooting to get psych evaluation

Oct 23, 2019

"A judge has ordered a third psychiatric examination of a teenager charged in a mass shooting at a Texas high school last year to help determine whether the former student is mentally competent to stand trial....

District Court Judge John Ellisor on Tuesday ordered psychiatrist Dr. Victor Scarano to complete an examination of Pagourtzis, The Galveston County Daily News reported. Scarano was hired by the district attorney's office....

Poehl argued in August that Pagourtzis' mental health had deteriorated since his arrest and that he had no understanding of the legal proceedings.

No competency hearing has been ordered. The next pre-trial conference is scheduled for December...."

Texas teen charged in mass shooting to get psych evaluation

 

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The defense attorney for the accused Santa Fe High School shooter confirms that Dimitrios Pagourtzis is likely to be found incompetent for trial.

The trial, which was moved to Fort Bend County, was slated to happen at the beginning of 2020.

Accused Santa Fe HS shooter likely incompetent to stand trial: Attorney

 

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The teenager accused of the Santa Fe High School massacre has been declared incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday.

Dimitrios Pagourtzis has been ordered "committed to and confined" to a Texas Department of State Health Services facility, the ruling states. The treatment may not exceed 120 days

 

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Santa Fe HS shooting suspect to remain in mental health facility for another 12 months

 

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Accused Santa Fe shooter trial delayed for up to 1 more year, Galveston County DA’s office says

 

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The Kids of Santa Fe: The Largest Unknown Mass Shooting

 

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Santa Fe High School shooter remains mentally incompetent to stand trial, further dragging on 5-year-old case | Houston Public Media

A judge in Galveston County ordered Dimitrios Pagourtzis, charged with capital murder of multiple persons and aggravated assault of a public servant in a 2018 school shooting in the Houston area, to remain at a state-run hospital for up to 12 more months.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

 

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Judge in Santa Fe High School mass shooting trial disqualified after reports of his prior connection to the case

A defense motion to have Judge Jeth Jones disqualified from handling the Santa Fe mass shooting case was granted Monday afternoon, according to court documents.

www.click2houston.com

 

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From Jan. 2024

Santa Fe High School shooter recommitted to state hospital for mental health treatment as capital murder trial remains on hold | Houston Public Media

Dimitrios Pagourtzis, charged with capital murder of multiple persons and aggravated assault of a public servant for his role in the 2018 shooting that killed 10 and left 13 others injured, has been confined to North Texas State Hospital in Vernon since 2019. It's possible that doctors from the...

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

It’s been nearly six years since a Houston-area high school student gunned down eight of his fellow classmates and two teachers.

It likely will be at least another year before Santa Fe High School shooter Dimitrios Pagourtzis, now 23, stands trial.

A judge in Galveston County last week ordered that Pagourtzis, who has been confined to North Texas State Hospital in Vernon since November 2019, remains mentally incompetent to stand trial and will be recommitted for up to another 12 months to continue receiving restorative treatment. Pagourtzis is charged with capital murder of multiple persons as well as aggravated assault of a public servant for his role in the mass shooting on May 18, 2018, when 13 people were injured in addition to the 10 fatalities.