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California school shooting: Santa Clarita attack leaves one dead | California school shooting: Santa Clarita attack leaves one dead |
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At least one person was killed and three were injured when a gunman wearing black clothing opened fire in the grounds of a high school in California, officials say. | At least one person was killed and three were injured when a gunman wearing black clothing opened fire in the grounds of a high school in California, officials say. |
The shooting took place at the Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles, minutes before the school day was due to begin. | The shooting took place at the Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles, minutes before the school day was due to begin. |
Police say a suspect is now in custody. | Police say a suspect is now in custody. |
Many US schools have implemented active shooter drills in recent years, following a string of attacks. | |
What do we know about the attack? | |
The suspect is a 15-year-old boy, US media report. | |
LA county sheriff Alex Villanueva told CBS that the suspect had been identified as a student at the school. | |
Henry Mayo Hospital said that one female patient had died. Two male patients were in critical condition, with a third in good condition. | Henry Mayo Hospital said that one female patient had died. Two male patients were in critical condition, with a third in good condition. |
The LA county sheriff said the suspect was being treated in a local hospital. | The LA county sheriff said the suspect was being treated in a local hospital. |
Saugus High School and other neighbouring schools were placed on lockdown during the shooting. The lockdown has now been lifted. | |
"Law enforcement has notified us that the suspect is in custody and a weapon has been seized. We have been told there is no other suspect," officials for the local school district said on Twitter. | |
LA undersheriff Tim Murakami wrote on Twitter that police would be interviewing all Saugus High School students before releasing them to their parents. | |
He added that they would investigate rumours that the suspect had posted threats on social media. | |
One student told NBC she was doing her homework when people started running. | |
"I was really, really scared. I was shaking," she said. | |
Another student, named as Azalea, told CBS she and her classmates had barricaded the classroom door with chairs. | |
"It was just really scary, having everybody panic and call their parents, saying they love you." | |
According to the Washington Post, more than 230,000 young people in the US have experienced gun violence at school since the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado in 1999. | |
About 40% of Americans say they own a gun or live in a household with one, according to a 2017 survey, and the rate of murder or manslaughter by firearm in the country is the highest in the developed world. |