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California School Shooting: What We Know What We Know About the California School Shooting
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Two people were killed and three more injured when a gunman indiscriminately opened fire at a high school in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Thursday, the authorities said. A gunman opened fire at a high school in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Thursday, killing two students and injuring three others, the authorities said.
The police said a suspect was in custody after the shooting, which happened at Saugus High School just as students were arriving for classes. The police said a suspect, who was also a student, was in custody after the shooting, which happened at Saugus High School on Thursday morning as students were arriving for classes.
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.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the shooting victims were all students and appeared to be randomly targeted by the gunman, whom law enforcement officials declined to name.The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the shooting victims were all students and appeared to be randomly targeted by the gunman, whom law enforcement officials declined to name.
Two of the students were killed, while three were injured by gunfire, the police said.Two of the students 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, who law enforcement officials said were all in stable condition as of Thursday night, 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, who law enforcement officials said were all in stable condition as of Thursday night, were a 14-year-old girl, a 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy.
The condition of the gunman was characterized as grave by law enforcement officials.The condition of the gunman was characterized as grave by law enforcement officials.
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Sixteen seconds had elapsed from when the gunman pulled a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol from his backpack and ended his shooting rampage in the school’s quad, according to a timeline put together by law enforcement officials.Sixteen seconds had elapsed from when the gunman pulled a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol from his backpack and ended his shooting rampage in the school’s quad, according to a timeline put together by law enforcement officials.
The gunman opened fire just after 7:30 a.m. and appeared to shoot at whoever was closest to him, 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 just after 7:30 a.m. and appeared to shoot at whoever was closest to him, 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. The shooting was captured on video, Captain Wegener said, and there were no more bullets in the gun when it was recovered.
One parent said he 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. 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.”
Three off-duty law enforcement officers from the Los Angeles area had just dropped off their children at the school when the shooting started, according to Alex Villanueva, sheriff of Los Angeles County.Three off-duty law enforcement officers from the Los Angeles area had just dropped off their children at the school when the shooting started, according to Alex Villanueva, sheriff of Los Angeles County.
“The off-duty personnel who have family in the school were in effect the first responders on scene,” Sheriff Villanueva said.“The off-duty personnel who have family in the school were in effect the first responders on scene,” Sheriff Villanueva said.
The authorities said that medical workers transported the suspect to the hospital and that officers searched the suspect’s home, which is about two miles from the school.The authorities said that medical workers transported the suspect to the hospital and that officers searched the suspect’s home, which is about two miles from the school.
Detectives had questioned the gunman’s girlfriend and mother, the authorities said.Detectives had questioned the gunman’s girlfriend and mother, the authorities said.
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs contributed reporting.Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs contributed reporting.