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| Today’s Shooting in California: What We Know | Today’s Shooting in California: What We Know |
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| Two people were killed and three more injured when a gunman opened fire at a high school in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Thursday, the authorities said. | Two people were killed and three more injured when a gunman opened fire at a high school in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Thursday, the authorities said. |
| The police said one suspect was in custody after the shooting, which happened at Saugus High School on Thursday morning. | The police said one suspect was in custody after the shooting, which happened at Saugus High School on Thursday morning. |
| Here is what we know so far about the shooting, the gunman and the victims. | Here is what we know so far about the shooting, the gunman and the victims. |
| The police said a suspect described as a 16-year-old male student at the high school went there on Thursday morning, pulled a handgun from a backpack and shot five people before shooting himself in the head. Thursday was his birthday, the police said. | The police said a suspect described as a 16-year-old male student at the high school went there on Thursday morning, pulled a handgun from a backpack and shot five people before shooting himself in the head. Thursday was his birthday, the police said. |
| All of the victims were students at the high school; two were killed while three were injured by gunfire, the police said. | All of the victims were students at the high school; two were killed while three were injured by gunfire, the police said. |
| The students who died were a 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, the authorities said. The injured victims were a 14-year-old girl, a 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy. | The students who died were a 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, the authorities said. The injured victims were a 14-year-old girl, a 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy. |
| The gunman opened fire in the school’s quad just after 7:30 a.m. on Thursday with a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol, said Capt. Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Santa Clarita is a suburban community north of Los Angeles. | The gunman opened fire in the school’s quad just after 7:30 a.m. on Thursday with a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol, said Capt. Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Santa Clarita is a suburban community north of Los Angeles. |
| Captain Wegener said the shooting was captured on video. There were no more bullets in the gun when it was recovered, he said. | Captain Wegener said the shooting was captured on video. There were no more bullets in the gun when it was recovered, he said. |
| One parent said he first learned of the shooting when one of his sons called him; his other son told him by text that he and other classmates had barricaded themselves in a classroom. Several students said in interviews that they had prepared for the possibility of a shooting with in-school drills. | One parent said he first learned of the shooting when one of his sons called him; his other son told him by text that he and other classmates had barricaded themselves in a classroom. Several students said in interviews that they had prepared for the possibility of a shooting with in-school drills. |
| Samuel Arreaza, 15, a sophomore, said he “grew up knowing this is a thing that happens.” | Samuel Arreaza, 15, a sophomore, said he “grew up knowing this is a thing that happens.” |
| The police said that medical workers transported the suspect to the hospital, where he was in grave condition, before the police had identified him. | The police said that medical workers transported the suspect to the hospital, where he was in grave condition, before the police had identified him. |
| Captain Wegener said that officers searched his home, which is near the school, and that the gunman’s girlfriend and mother were with detectives. | Captain Wegener said that officers searched his home, which is near the school, and that the gunman’s girlfriend and mother were with detectives. |