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There is no motive known for the shooting at Saugus High School today and it’s unclear what the connection is between the shooter and the victims other than they attended the same school, Capt. Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told reporters.
A search warrant has been served at what they believe is the suspect’s residence, Wegener said.
There is no history at that address to indicate there were any issues at the home prior to the shooting, the sheriff’s captain said.
Paul Delacourt, assistant director of the Los Angeles FBI field office, said there is no reason to believe the suspect was acting on behalf of any other group or ideology or that there were any co-conspirators.
Two separate law enforcement sources have identified the name of the 16-year-old school shooter as Nathaniel Berhow.
The suspected shooter was hospitalized with a gunshot wound. Officials said he is in grave condition.
All schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District will be closed Friday following the shooting, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said during a news conference today.
The shooting occurred at Saugus High School, one of the district’s campuses.
An Instagram account linked to the Saugus High School shooting suspect had the bio changed by a third party after the shooting, Capt. Kent Wegener said during a news conference today.
Wegener said the Instagram bio read “Saugus have fun at school tomorrow.”
The bio was changed after the shooting to something else but it wasn’t changed by the suspect, the captain said.
It’s unclear if a friend or a hacker changed the post, Wegener said.
The shooting at Saugus High School took 16 seconds from start to finish, Capt. Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told reporters today.
The shooter took out a handgun from his backpack and shot five people before turning the gun on himself, Wegener said during a news conference.
President Trump tweeted about today’s school shooting in California, writing that he continues to monitor “the terrible events at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California through our ongoing communications with Local, State, and Federal Authorities.”
Earlier today: Two students were killed and three others wounded when a student opened fire in the school this morning.
Earlier in the day, the White House announced that the President was monitoring the situation. In comments he made in California, Vice President Mike Pence said he spoke to Trump about the shooting and offered his condolences.
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A 16-year-old student opened fired on classmates at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, this morning.
Here’s what we know about the shooting:
Vice President Mike Pence gave his condolences to the families of the students killed in a school shooting in California today, saying he spoke to President Trump about the situation earlier in the day.
Speaking to a group at NASA in Northern California, Pence called it, “another heartbreaking day for students and parents.” Pence pledged that the administration is dedicated to ending the “scourge of gun violence.”
“I spoke to President Trump not long ago and he asked me to convey his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and the entire Santa Clarita community,” Pence said, adding that the President has “directed the full resources of the federal government to support local law enforcement efforts as the investigation goes forward.”
The Vice President also commended first responders and school officials.
“Our hearts are with the families of the victims,” he said. “Our hearts are with everyone in that community.”
CNN’s Nick Watt is live near the scene of the shooting in Santa Clarita, where two people were killed and several are wounded after a 16-year-old student opened fire at a high school before classes began Thursday morning.
Authorities are reviewing social media to “try to figure out were there warnings that were missed,” Watt reported.
Watt is taking questions live.
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Authorities said the suspect shot five people at Saugus High School today. There was an additional person hurt in the incident, but not shot.
The victims are:
Two patients remain at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, two others are at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center and one patient is at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center. Of the two patients at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, one is in critical and one is in good condition, according to spokesperson Patrick Moody.
A second victim of the shooting at Saugus High School died moments ago, Sheriff Alex Villanueva just announced.
The victim was described as a 14-year-old boy.
The suspect remains in grave condition with a gunshot wound to the head.
A total of six victims were taken to local hospitals following the shooting at Saugus High School today, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said.
Among the victims was the suspect who was seen on video shooting five people and then shooting himself in the head, Capt. Kent Wegener of Los Angeles County said.
One of the victims, a 16-year-old girl, died this morning, Wegener said.
Wegener provided the following details about the other victims who were injured:
A 16-year-old student was killed in today’s shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, according to Capt. Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
“Her parents are at the hospital,” Wegener said.
Two 14-year-old boys, a 14-year-old girl and 15-year-old student were also injured in the shooting, he said.
Detectives are reviewing a video showing the moment the suspect pulled a handgun from his backpack and shot five people, according to Capt. Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The suspect then shot himself in the head, Wegener said.
Authorities are working with the FBI to preserve any cell phone video that recorded the shooting, he said.
Captain Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department gave more details about the shooting at Saugus High School at a press conference today.
He said that the suspect’s girlfriend and mother are currently talking to police.
The suspect is currently at the hospital in grave condition.
It was the shooting suspect’s birthday today, according to Capt. Kent Wegener of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The suspect turned 16 today, according to Wegener, and is in grave condition.
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Speaking at a news conference, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said that six victims were taken to local hospitals following the shooting.
Former President Bill Clinton told CNN’s Jake Tapper today that gun laws in the US need updating following the shooting at Saugus High School that left one person dead.
Clinton discussed the Brady Bill passed in Nov. 1993. The legislation required mandatory background checks for most gun purchases and the 1994 ban on semi-automatic assault weapons.
During Clinton’s presidency, 12 students and one teacher were killed during the Columbine High School massacre on April 20, 1999. Following that mass shooting, Clinton pushed for legislation centered on closing the so-called “gun show loophole.”
That passed the Republican-controlled Senate by a single vote, but with support from just six GOP senators. The effort died in the House when just 15% of Republicans, who by then held the majority in that chamber as well, supported the decisive amendment.
Clinton shared some words of comfort for the students and families and how schools should “do everything they possibly can to minimize this.”
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Th FBI has offered assistance in the school shooting in California, according to an FBI spokesperson.
The agency is waiting to hear back from local law enforcement, the spokesperson said.
