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    Sheriff defends officers' response to Texas school shooting

    by Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times May 22, 2018 4 minutes

    SANTA FE, Texas - Minutes after a school shooter opened fire in an art class last week, killing 10 people and wounding 13, including a local police officer, fellow officers returned fire in a protracted gun battle before isolating the suspect, the local sheriff said Monday.

    Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset praised first responders as well as Santa Fe Police Officer John Barnes, who was working as a resource officer at the school the day of the shooting. Their actions, he said, prevented the attack from spreading to other classrooms and potentially claiming additional victims.

    As officials continue to probe last Friday's shooting

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