The 17-year-old Santa Fe shooter reportedly shot and killed a classmate who turn down advances he made on her repeatedly. This is according to a report form the Los Angeles Times.

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Shana Fisher is the name of the girl who turned away his advances. She was the first person killed by the shooter, according to Fisher's mother.

Sadie Rodriguez, Fisher's mother, sent a private message to the Times Facebook page telling them that the suspect had been harassing her daughter for four months before she rejected him in front of classmates.

"A week later he opens fire on everyone he didn't like," Rodriguez wrote to the newspaper. "Shana being the first one."

Per The Hill:

Fisher did not say how she knew her daughter was targeted first. Police have not yet released a motive for the shooting or determined the order in which the victims were shot.

Police say the shooting suspect attacked the school with a .38 revolver and a shotgun, apparently taken from his father, as well as improvised explosive devices that were discovered to be "nonfunctional." Investigators found at least one molotov cocktail in later searches of his home and vehicle.

Another person of interest, also a student, was reportedly detained and questioned by authorities.

Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas), who represents the part of Texas where the shooting took place, said at a press conference that the area would "work together" following the tragedy, likening the recovery effort to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts that the area undertook after the storm last year.

"This is the second time in eight months that we've gone through tragedy," Weber said, according to the Times.

"We will pull together," he added. "We will grieve together, we will love one another, we will work together. We did it after Harvey, still doing it after Harvey, we'll do it after this."

Condolences go out to the victims and their families that are dealing with unspeakable pain.

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