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Nov 15, 2019
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Updates On Saugus High School Shooting
A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself in the head on his 16th birthday, authorities said.
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 15: A student brings flowers to a makeshift memorial in Central Park to victims of the shooting at nearby Saugus High School on November 15, 2019 in Santa Clarita, California. The shooting left two students dead and others wounded while a suspect in the shooting is being treated at a local hospital for a gunshot wound to the head. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A student brings flowers to a makeshift memorial in Central Park to victims of the shooting at nearby Saugus High School on November 15, 2019 in Santa Clarita, California.
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A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself in the head on his 16th birthday, authorities said.

A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself in the head on his 16th birthday, authorities said.

The attacker was hospitalized in critical condition, officials said, and investigators offered no immediate motive.

The gunfire began around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita. Authorities estimated that the suspect took just 16 seconds to pull out the weapon, shoot five classmates and turn the gun on himself.

KPCC Reporter Kyle Stokes joins us today to share additional information.

With files from the Associated Press

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Kyle Stokes, KPCC Reporter; he tweets 

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