Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says a 14-year-old boy died at a hospital. Earlier, a 16-year-old girl died from the shooting at Saugus High School in the city of Santa Clarita.
Authorities say a student gunman shot five students and then himself around 7:30 a.m. in a school quad. His .45-caliber handgun was found with no bullets remaining when it was recovered.
The sheriff says the suspect is a student and was one of several people taken to a hospital after the Thursday morning shooting and is alive.
After the shooting, authorities engaged in an intensive search for the gunman, not realizing immediately that he was among the six people wounded.
The three surviving victims remain hospitalized. The shooter is in grave condition
"I hate to have Saugus be added to the names of Columbine, Parkland, Sandy Hook, but it’s a reality that affects us all throughout the nation, something we’re going to have to deal with," Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said at a news conference after finding out the second student had died.
First responders arrived at the school within two minutes of the initial report of the shooting just after 7:30 a.m., Villanueva said.
A .45 semi-automatic pistol with no bullets left in it was recovered from the scene, and investigators were obtaining a search warrant for the suspect's home. They were also interviewing his girlfriend and mother.
Investigators said they believed the shooter acted alone, and had not determined a motive.
"If you live in neighborhoods anywhere near Saugus High, PLEASE LOCK DOORS and stay inside," the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Office said in a tweet before the suspect was identified. "If you see suspect, male dark clothing, in backyards, etc. CALL 911."
"Parents, deputies are on scene everywhere protecting your children," the sheriff's office said.
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