STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT 

OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON SCHOOL SHOOTING INCIDENT IN TEXAS 

 

19 May 2018 - The Department of Foreign Affairs, through the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, is monitoring the situation in the southeast Texas city of Santa Fe following a shooting incident at a local high school that has reportedly claimed multiple lives. 

 

The Consulate General is checking with members of the Filipino Community to check if there were any Filipinos among the casualties. There are approximately 1,994 members of the Filipino Community in Galveston County where Santa Fe is located. END