LSU athlete recently graduated from Texas school where shooting happened Friday
BATON ROUGE - WBRZ has learned that an LSU Softball player graduated from Santa Fe High School, the site of a deadly mass shooting Friday, just last year.
According to LSU Athletics, freshman pitcher Shelbi Sunseri earned numerous accolades during her time at Santa Fe High, including four-time District MVP honors, three-time Academic All-District selection, a Gatorade Player of the Year nomination, and four-time Galveston County Player of the Year honors.
Friday morning, her former high school was the target of a mass shooting that killed 10 people.
My heart is aching for my hometown today. Words can’t describe the pain anyone is feeling. I hope we continue to remember that God is good even in this difficult time
— ? Shelbi ? (@ShelbiSunseri) May 18, 2018
The 17-year-old suspected shooter has been taken into custody.
Sunseri's teammates say she will be wearing a ribbon bearing Santa Fe High's colors during Friday's softball game to honor those killed at her old school.
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LSU Softball is praying for everyone involved in the Sante Fe HS shooting. Our very own @ShelbiSunseri went to Sante Fe HS and will be representing her school colors during today’s game.
— MB (@MaribethGorsuch) May 18, 2018
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