Body Of Exchange Student Killed In Texas School Shooting Arrives In Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The body of a 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student killed in a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School arrived in the port city of Karachi, where her family lives.
Sabika Sheikh was among 10 students and staff slain Friday at the school that's about 30 miles southeast of Houston. The alleged shooter is 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, who is being held on capital murder charges.
Sabika had planned to return home in a few weeks for Eid al-Fitr, the three-day holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Her body reached her hometown before dawn Wednesday and she was to be buried later in the day.
Sabika was her family's oldest child and began classes at Santa Fe High School last August.
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