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| Santa Clarita: at least one dead and several hurt in high school shooting, authorities say | Santa Clarita: at least one dead and several hurt in high school shooting, authorities say |
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| Los Angeles county sheriff says suspect is in custody after shooting at Saugus high school in southern California city | Los Angeles county sheriff says suspect is in custody after shooting at Saugus high school in southern California city |
| At least one person was killed and multiple people were hurt when a shooter opened fire early Thursday morning at Saugus high school in Santa Clarita, 30 miles north of Los Angeles. | At least one person was killed and multiple people were hurt when a shooter opened fire early Thursday morning at Saugus high school in Santa Clarita, 30 miles north of Los Angeles. |
| The first reports of the shooting in the southern California city came in around 7.40am local time, as students were starting the school day. Law enforcement responded in large numbers, scrambling to locate the shooter. | The first reports of the shooting in the southern California city came in around 7.40am local time, as students were starting the school day. Law enforcement responded in large numbers, scrambling to locate the shooter. |
| Accounts of the number of victims fluctuated throughout the morning. | Accounts of the number of victims fluctuated throughout the morning. |
| The Santa Clarita sheriff’s station initially said there were reports of five victims being treated, with at least two patients in critical condition. The Henry Mayo Newhall hospital later said it was treating four patients, three male and one female. The hospital said the female patient had died. Two of the male patients were in critical condition and one was in good condition. | The Santa Clarita sheriff’s station initially said there were reports of five victims being treated, with at least two patients in critical condition. The Henry Mayo Newhall hospital later said it was treating four patients, three male and one female. The hospital said the female patient had died. Two of the male patients were in critical condition and one was in good condition. |
| The Los Angeles county sheriff said the suspect had been apprehended and was being treated at a hospital. The suspect was a student, the sheriff said, but he provided no further details about the motive. Authorities had described the suspect as a “male Asian suspect in black clothing”. | |
| Saugus high school and other schools in the area, including two elementary schools identified by authorities as Rosedell and Highland, were locked down throughout the morning. | Saugus high school and other schools in the area, including two elementary schools identified by authorities as Rosedell and Highland, were locked down throughout the morning. |
| Television images showed sheriff’s deputies swarming the school and several people being moved on gurneys. Lines of students were escorted away by armed deputies. | Television images showed sheriff’s deputies swarming the school and several people being moved on gurneys. Lines of students were escorted away by armed deputies. |
| Later, scores of parents converged in a park near the high school to reunite with their children. | Later, scores of parents converged in a park near the high school to reunite with their children. |
| A student, Sharon Orelana Cordova, told the local station KNBC-TV that she had hidden under a table in a nurse’s office until officers had come to get her. | |
| “When I got out I saw this person lying on the ground ... with blood all over,” she said. | |
| Rosie Rodriguez, a freshman, was walking up the library stairs when she heard noises that “sounded like balloons” popping. She realized they were gunshots when she saw other students running. | |
| Still carrying a backpack laden with books, she ran across the street to a home, where a person she didn’t know gave shelter to her and about 10 other students. | |
| During the more than an hour they were there, students including Rodriguez called their families and texted with friends. Nobody in the house saw what happened directly. | |
| “I just heard a lot of kids crying. We were scared,” Rodriguez said. | |
| The sheriff’s department said that it believed there was only one suspect but was following all leads. | The sheriff’s department said that it believed there was only one suspect but was following all leads. |
| The White House spokesman Judd Deere said Donald Trump was monitoring the reports. California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, said he, too, was monitoring the developments and his administration was working with local law enforcement. | The White House spokesman Judd Deere said Donald Trump was monitoring the reports. California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, said he, too, was monitoring the developments and his administration was working with local law enforcement. |
| Condolences poured in from across the country, with many Democratic lawmakers pointing at the tragedy to once again argue US lawmakers should pass stricter gun control legislation. | |
| The California senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she was heartbroken and was praying for Santa Clarita. “Our children and communities are being terrorized. We can’t accept this,” she said. | The California senator and presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she was heartbroken and was praying for Santa Clarita. “Our children and communities are being terrorized. We can’t accept this,” she said. |
| “Another sad example of a school shooting & why students across the country live in fear of gun violence,” wrote the Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar, also a presidential hopeful. | |
| “I’m heartsick for the victims of this horrifying shooting and their families,” said the Massachusetts senator and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren. |