Early Friday morning, tragedy struck a Santa Fe, TX high school when a a 17-year-old student gunman opened fire on his classmates, killing ten and leaving another ten wounded.
UPDATE: At least 10 are dead in the Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting, law enforcement sources tell CBS News; 2 other students, 1 school resource officer and 1 law enforcement officer have been injured https://t.co/oqRZUFvJK4 pic.twitter.com/lApv68xJLO
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 18, 2018
Just hours after the shooting, reports began to surface that Houston Texans’ star J.J. Watt had told the school that he would cover the funeral expenses for all of the victims involved in the shooting.
Via ABC 13 Houston
As Santa Fe, Texas, mourns 10 lives lost in a school shooting, one prominent member of the Houston area community is reaching into his pockets to ease things for victims’ families in the aftermath.
The Houston Texans confirmed Friday night that star defensive end J.J. Watt will pay for the funerals of all the victims in the tragedy.
Nine students and a teacher were reportedly shot and killed in the halls of the high school.
Santa Fe High School officials have been notified that @JJWatt is personally going to pay for the funerals of all the victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting tragedy.
— Mark Berman (@MarkBerman_) May 19, 2018
JJ Watt has told Santa Fe High School that he'll pay for the funerals for the victims of today;s shooting.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) May 19, 2018
I'm not surprised JJ Watt's paying 4 the funerals 4 the victims of the shootings at Santa Fe High School. Ever since he got to Houston in 2011, Watt has been doing so many things in the community to help others,, including raising more than $37 million 4 Hurricane Harvey relief.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) May 19, 2018
Absolutely horrific.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) May 18, 2018
Just a straight up class move by JJ Watt who has always made sure to give back to the community in Houston.