Venue change sought for teen in fatal Texas school shooting

Published 8:22 am Wednesday, January 9, 2019

By SANTA FE, Texas (AP)

FILE - This file photo provided by the Galveston County Jail in Galveston, Texas, hows Dimitrios Pagourtzis. A change of venue is being sought for Pagourtzis, who is charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of 10 people at a Texas high school on May 10, 2018. Attorneys for Pagourtzis filed a motion Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Galveston County District Court saying media coverage prejudice within the community prevents Pagourtzis from receiving a fair trial. (Galveston County Jail via AP, File)

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A change of venue is being sought for an 18-year-old charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of 10 people at a Texas high school.

Attorneys for Dimitrios Pagourtzis filed a motion Tuesday in Galveston County District Court saying media coverage prejudice within the community prevents Pagourtzis from receiving a fair trial.

Pagourtzis is charged in the May 18 shooting at Santa Fe High School that killed eight students and two teachers about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Houston.

He has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation.

A hearing on the change of venue motion is scheduled for Jan. 28.



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