HOUSTON - Santa Fe High School seniors and administrators, along with first responders, received a standing ovation during a ceremony before Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Thursday.
The school, located about 30 miles from Houston, was the site of a mass shooting on Friday. A 17-year-old student has confessed to killing eight students and two teachers and injuring 13 others.
More than 300 members of Santa Fe's senior class along with first responders attended the game as guests of Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, a fellow Galveston County native. Fertitta said the group was given a police escort to the game with more than 20 different law enforcement agencies represented.