Appearing on «American Idol» means a lot more to contestant Trey Louis, a 21-year-old mattress salesman from Santa Fe, Texas, than just potential fame and fortune.
Appearing on “American Idol” means a lot more to contestant Trey Louis, a 21-year-old mattress salesman from Santa Fe, Texas, than just potential fame and fortune.
After performing a smokey rendition of “Stone” by Whiskey Myers on Sunday’s episode, judge Luke Bryan asked Louis why he was auditioning for the reality singing competition.
Louis went on to tell the judges he’s a survivor of the 2018 Santa Fe High School mass shooting, and that he was in an art classroom when the shooter “made his way” in.
“I lost a lot of friends,” Louis said.
In May 2018, a gunman fatally shot two teachers and eight students at Santa Fe High School, authorities confirmed to CNN at the time. Galveston County Magistrate Mark Henry identified student Dimitrios Pagourtzis as the shooter, who is accused of capital murder of multiple persons and aggravated assault of a public servant.
