The mother of a 16-year-old girl killed in the Santa Fe school shooting has said her daughter had publicly rejected suspected killer Dimitrios Pagourtzis just days before the attack.

Sadie Rodriguez said her daughter Shana Fisher had endured "four months of problems from this boy".

"He kept making advances on her and she repeatedly told him no," she told the Los Angeles Times.

Ten people died in the shooting on Friday, and 13 were injured.

Ms Rodriguez said Mr Pagourtzis had been increasingly aggressive until her daughter stood up to him, embarrassing him in class.

"A week later he opens fire on everyone he didn't like," she said.

Ms Rodriguez claimed her daughter had been the first shot dead, but did not specify how she knew.

The student's aunt, Candi Thurman, wrote on Twitter: "Shana turned 16 on May 9th. She should be getting her first car, not a funeral."

Pagourtzis, 17, has been charged with murder after the attack at Santa Fe High School, south-east of Houston in Texas.

According to an affidavit filed in court, he waived his right to remain silent and admitted "to shooting multiple people".

Shocked community rallies for funerals
Signs reading "Santa Fe Strong" could be seen outside many local churches and businesses over the weekend.

The funeral of Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh was among the first to be held, at a mosque in suburban Houston.

More than 3,000 members of the Texas Muslim community attended to pay tribute to the 17-year-old, who had described her acceptance on to a US exchange programme as the best thing that had ever happened to her.

Her host family described their time with her as "a precious gift," saying they had even joined her in fasting during Ramadan.

An emotional service was also held at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, where one of the students killed, Jared Black, had been a member.

At Arcadia First Baptist Church, Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined a gathering on Sunday which was initially planned to celebrate the high school's graduating seniors. Inevitably, its focus shifted in the wake of the shooting.

"We want to come together as a community and support one another," senior pastor Jerl Watkins said, according to Dallas News.

"It's times like this when all of us realise how fragile our lives really are."

American football player JJ Watt, who plays for the Houston Texans, has offered to pay for the funerals of the eight students and two teachers killed. Watt previously raised $31m (£23m) to support victims of Hurricane Harvey, which devastated the Houston area in 2017.

In a statement, the family of Mr Pagourtzis said they were "saddened and dismayed" by the deadly attack and "as shocked as anyone else".