On Friday, a gunman opened fire at Santa Fe High School, killing 10 peoplenine students and one teacherand injuring at least 10 others.The alleged gunman is 17-year-oldDimitrios Pagourtzis, who was a student at the school.One of the victims of the shooting was 16-year-old Shana Fisher,who "had 4 months of problems from"Pagourtzis, her parents told the Los Angeles Times."He kept making advances on her and she repeatedly told him no," her parents said.These reports fit into a larger pattern of male teens with a history of violent behavior toward women carrying out shootings.On Friday, a gunman opened fire at Santa Fe High school inSanta Fe, Texas, killing 10 peoplenine students and one teacherand injuring at least 10 others.The alleged gunman is 17-year-oldDimitrios Pagourtzis, who was a student at the school.One of the victims of the shooting was 16-year-old Shana Fisher, who "had 4 months of problems from"Pagourtzis, her parents told the Los Angeles Times."He kept making advances on her and she repeatedly told him no."One week before the shooting, Fisher confronted Pagourtzis in class and told him to "cut it out," her fatherTimothy Thomas told the Daily Mail.Fisher's mom, Sadie Baze, told CBS affiliate KENS 5 and the LA Times that she believes her daughter was the first one shot on Friday.Baze also told KENS 5 that her daughter brought up the possibility of a potential shooting less than a week before it happened."I think that she knew beforehand because this guy kept harassing her about wanting to be with her, like wanting to be in a relationship,"Baze said. "About five or six days ago, she said, 'Mom, if there were a shooter in my school and they came in and shot, I would haunt him forever if he killed me.' So I think she [had] some kind of clue that something was going to happen."Fisher's friends told the LA Times that they couldn't corroborate Baze's claims. When asked about Baze's allegations by NBC affiliate WDSU 6, thePagourtzis' family lawyer declined to comment."That's news to me," lawyer Nicholas Poehl of Baze's claims.There have been hundreds of school shootings in the US this year, and Friday's shooting was the 101st mass shooting in 2018 alone. Friday's shooting fits into a larger pattern, as well.Nikolas Cruzthe 19-year-old who killed 17 people when he opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Florida, in Februarywas allegedly abusive to an ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend prior to the shooting, BuzzFeed reported. In March, 17-year-old Austin Rollins shot two students at Great Mills High School in Maryland. One of the victims was reportedly his ex-girlfriendJaelyn Willey, according to NBC News.According to Love is Respect, a resource and advocacy initiative for teens who were experiencing dating violence and abuse, almost1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner every year.If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, you can call the National Domestic Violence hotline at 1-800-799-7233.Sign up here to get INSIDER's favorite stories straight to your inbox.Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: A New York artist will make a hyperrealistic tattoo of your pet
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