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Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2

By STEFANIE DAZIO and was shoot himself with the
JOHN ANTCZAK final bullet in the .45-caliber
Associated Press handgun, sheriff’s homi-
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) cide Capt. Kent Wegener
— A student pulled a gun said.
from his backpack and The attack lasted about 16
opened fire at a South- seconds, and the attacker
ern California high school apparently fired at random
Thursday, killing two stu- because he had no known
dents and wounding three connection to the victims,
others before shooting him- Wegener told a news con-
self in the head on his 16th ference. The motive re-
birthday, authorities said. mained unclear.
The attacker was hospital- A 16-year-old girl and a
ized in critical condition, of- 14-year-old boy died.
ficials said. Two girls, ages 14 and 15,
The gunfire began around were each in good con-
7:30 a.m. at Saugus High dition after being treated
School in suburban Santa for gunshot wounds, ac-
Clarita, where Los Angeles cording to Patricia Aidem,
County sheriff’s deputies a spokeswoman for Provi-
responding to a torrent of dence Holy Cross Medical
911 calls found all six stu- Center.
dents in a quad area.
Security video showed the Continued on Next Page Students are escorted out of Saugus High School after reports of a shooting on Thursday, Nov. 14,
last thing the attacker did 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif.
Associated Press