The Latest: Sheriff: Officers engaged shooter in 4 minutes

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) – The Latest on the Texas school shooting (all times local):

4:50 p.m.

A sheriff says officers were able to “engage” the shooter at a Texas school in 4 minutes after they were called to the scene.

Nathan Jordan, 18, a senior student at Alvin High School sobs during a service at the Arcadia First Baptist Church two days after a shooting that killed 10 people at the Santa Fe High School, Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset says the shooter was contained Friday afternoon, with minimal gunfire from law enforcement officers. He says that allowed the rest of Santa Fe High School to be evacuated safely.

How much time elapsed from the moment gunfire erupted until the last victim was shot remains unclear.

Trochesset said 200 officers from law enforcement agencies throughout the region converged on the scene Friday.

Seventenn-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis remains in the Galveston County Jail without bond and under suicide watch, charged with capital murder.

Also, Santa Fee school officials announced Monday that students won’t return to classes until after Memorial Day – on Tuesday, May 29.

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4:15 p.m.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbot has invited state lawmakers from both parties, top education officials and experts on school marshal programs and school architecture and design to the first of three roundtable discussions on curbing future school shootings.

Tuesday’s initial discussion will be held at Abbott’s state Capitol office. He has pledged to subsequently hear from advocates on all sides of the gun debate, as well as victims of a November mass shooting at a church in the town of Southerland Springs.

Abbott said the goal is to seek “solutions to make our schools more secure and to keep our communities safe.”

Rep. Chris Turner, head of the Democratic Caucus in the Texas House, said in a statement Monday: “While discussions to generate consensus are welcome, we believe we also have a responsibility to act immediately.”

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2:40 p.m.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says senators and all Americans “stand in mourning, sorrow and sympathy” with the town of Santa Fe, Texas, where 10 people were fatally shot at a school.

Three days after the nation’s latest mass shooting at a school, the Kentucky Republican opened Monday’s Senate session saying, “No community should ever be subject to such horror and heartbreak.”

He made no mention of taking any legislative steps to curb guns, something most Republicans have long opposed.

Dimitrios Pagourtzis is a 17-year-old student at Santa Fe High School. He is being held on capital murder charges in the killings of eight students and two staff members Friday at the school, which is south of Houston.

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12:30 p.m.

A student says her friend was killed in the shooting at Santa Fe High School as he attempted to barricade the art classroom from the attacker and help others escape.

Jai Gillard told The Associated Press on Monday that Christian Garcia at one point was leaning against a door to prevent the gunman from getting inside. Gillard says she saw Garcia move to help two others get off the floor before she fled.

Garcia, the two he tried to assist and seven others were killed in Friday’s shooting at the school south of Houston.

Authorities have charged a 17-year-old student in the attack. Gillard says the gunman kept shooting despite a fire alarm to alert authorities.

She says she still hears the bullets and remembers the “fear on people’s faces.”

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11:10 a.m.

Texas students are laying flowers and photos at the base of 10 white crosses outside the high school where a gunman opened fire on classmates and others.

A 17-year-old student is being held on capital murder charges in Friday’s fatal shooting of eight students and two staff members at Santa Fe High School, south of Houston.

On Monday, students placed photos and flowers at the crosses erected outside the school for each person who died in the attack. More than a dozen other people were injured.

Earlier Monday, the students joined dozens of other people who gathered at the school for a moment of silence to honor the victims of the attack.

The school has been closed in wake of the shooting.

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9:05 a.m.

A statewide moment of silence is planned to recognize those killed and wounded in the shooting at a high school south of Houston.

Gov. Greg Abbott has asked that people across Texas pause at 10 a.m. Monday to remember the 10 people killed at Santa Fe High School on Friday and the more than dozen others who were injured.

Abbott said in a statement Sunday that the “act of evil” has “deeply touched the core of who we are as Texans.”

He asks that the families of the shooting victims and first responders also be honored as part of the moment of silence.

A 17-year-old student has been jailed on capital murder charges.

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11:45 p.m.

Santa Fe High School students and local authorities are confronting challenges borne of the shooting that took the lives of eight students and two substitute teachers at the school near Houston.

The school’s graduating seniors heard a speech from Jack Roady, the Galveston County district attorney, on Sunday during their baccalaureate service. He told them about how they will grieve their slain schoolmates and cope with those emotions and others while trying to heal after the shooting.

Santa Fe, a town of 13,000, came together Sunday for prayer services at local churches and the traditional end-of-school baccalaureate service. Mourners also gathered at a Houston-area mosque to remember the life of a slain exchange student from Pakistan.

A 17-year-old student has been jailed on capital murder charges.

Santa Fe High School graduates bow their heads in prayer during a Baccalaureate service Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Santa Fe High School graduates bow their heads in prayer during a Baccalaureate service Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Santa Fe High School senior Aaron Chenoweth speaks during a baccalaureate service for the graduating class of 2018 Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside the school Friday, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Santa Fe High School senior Aaron Chenoweth speaks during a baccalaureate service for the graduating class of 2018 Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside the school Friday, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Dayspring Church senior pastor Brad Drake leads his congregation in prayer Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas.  Congregations in this deeply religious community near Houston gathered Sunday for their first worship services since a teenager with a shotgun blasted his way into a high school art classroom and killed 10 people - eight students and two teachers. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Dayspring Church senior pastor Brad Drake leads his congregation in prayer Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. Congregations in this deeply religious community near Houston gathered Sunday for their first worship services since a teenager with a shotgun blasted his way into a high school art classroom and killed 10 people – eight students and two teachers. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Members of the Dayspring Church raise their hands in prayer Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing at least 10 people. Congregations in this deeply religious community near Houston gathered Sunday for their first worship services since a teenager with a shotgun blasted his way into a high school art classroom and killed 10 people - eight students and two teachers. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Members of the Dayspring Church raise their hands in prayer Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing at least 10 people. Congregations in this deeply religious community near Houston gathered Sunday for their first worship services since a teenager with a shotgun blasted his way into a high school art classroom and killed 10 people – eight students and two teachers. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Santa Fe High School student Jaelyn Cogburn wipes away tears as she speaks about Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh, who lived with her family, during a service at the Brand Lane Islamic Center Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Stafford, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing multiple people including Sheikh. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Santa Fe High School student Jaelyn Cogburn wipes away tears as she speaks about Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh, who lived with her family, during a service at the Brand Lane Islamic Center Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Stafford, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing multiple people including Sheikh. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Joleen Cogburn, left, holds her daughter Jaelyn, center as he husband, Jason, stands behind during a service for Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh, who was killed in the Santa Fe High School shooting, during a service at the Brand Lane Islamic Center Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Stafford, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Joleen Cogburn, left, holds her daughter Jaelyn, center as he husband, Jason, stands behind during a service for Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh, who was killed in the Santa Fe High School shooting, during a service at the Brand Lane Islamic Center Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Stafford, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Funeral prayers are offered for Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh, who was killed in the Santa Fe High School shooting, during a service at the Brand Lane Islamic Center Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Stafford, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing 10 people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Funeral prayers are offered for Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh, who was killed in the Santa Fe High School shooting, during a service at the Brand Lane Islamic Center Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Stafford, Texas. A gunman opened fire inside Santa Fe High School Friday, May 18, 2018, killing 10 people. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joins a congregation in prayer on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the Arcadia First Baptist Church, after a school shooting at Santa Fe High School on Friday, in Santa Fe, Texas. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via AP)

The Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joins a congregation in prayer on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the Arcadia First Baptist Church, after a school shooting at Santa Fe High School on Friday, in Santa Fe, Texas. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via AP)

A woman embraces Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as he joins a congregation on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at Arcadia First Baptist Church, after a school shooting at Santa Fe High School on Friday, in Santa Fe, Texas. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via AP)

A woman embraces Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as he joins a congregation on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at Arcadia First Baptist Church, after a school shooting at Santa Fe High School on Friday, in Santa Fe, Texas. (Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Dayspring Church senior pastor Brad Drake wears a shirt in support of the school shooting victims Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas.  Congregations in this deeply religious community near Houston gathered Sunday for their first worship services since a teenager with a shotgun blasted his way into a high school art classroom and killed 10 people - eight students and two teachers. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Dayspring Church senior pastor Brad Drake wears a shirt in support of the school shooting victims Sunday, May 20, 2018, in Santa Fe, Texas. Congregations in this deeply religious community near Houston gathered Sunday for their first worship services since a teenager with a shotgun blasted his way into a high school art classroom and killed 10 people – eight students and two teachers. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

A billboard is seen off of I-45 near Santa Fe, Texas, where a student shot and killed eight classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

A billboard is seen off of I-45 near Santa Fe, Texas, where a student shot and killed eight classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Television newscasters prepare to give updates near a memorial in front of Santa Fe High School on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Santa Fe, Texas, where a student shot and killed eight classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Television newscasters prepare to give updates near a memorial in front of Santa Fe High School on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Santa Fe, Texas, where a student shot and killed eight classmates and two teachers at Santa Fe High School. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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