Saugus High School shooting
On November 14, 2019, a shooting happened at the Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California. A student killed two other students and injured three others, then killed himself.[1] The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the shooting before 8 a.m.[2]
One of the students was shot in the stomach.[2] One student was found at the school's choir room.[3]
Victims
[change | change source]Two students, a 15-year-old girl named Gracie Anne Muehlberger and a 14-year-old boy named Dominic Michael Blackwell, were killed.[4]
Two girls, aged 15 and 14, and a boy, aged 14, were injured.[5] Four students were hospitalized at the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, three in critical condition.[6] Two were transported to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center.[7] Aside from all being students of Saugus High School, there there is no known connection between the gunman and the teens shot.[8]
Perpetrator
[change | change source]The perpetrator was identified as Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow (November 14, 2003 – November 15, 2019), a student at the school,[9][10] who turned 16 on the day of the shooting.[11] He shot himself in the head with his last bullet and died the following day.[12] One student said Berhow was a quiet, normal student who ran cross country and was a Boy Scout.[13]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Saugus shooting live updates: At least 7 injured at high school, one critically". The Los Angeles Times. November 14, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "5 people shot at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, prompting massive police response: WATCH LIVE". ABC News. November 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Multiple people injured in shooting at California high school". CNBC. November 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Santa Clarita shooting: 2 teens killed; attack came on suspect's birthday, officials say". The Los Angeles Times. November 14, 2019.
- ↑ "California school shooting: Santa Clarita attack leaves two dead". Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ↑ "CBS News on Twitter". Twitter. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ↑ Ana Cabrera (November 14, 2019). "MORE: two additional students from Saugus High School were transported to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, California, CNN has learned". Twitter.
- ↑ By Elisha Fieldstadt and Dennis Romero Nov. 15, 2019 NBC News
- ↑ de Puy Kamp, Majlie; Broder, Noah; Glover, Scott (November 15, 2019). "A community in shock describes suspect they know". CNN. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ↑ "California school shooting: Deadly shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita today - live updates". CBS. November 14, 2019.
- ↑ "School shooting reported in Santa Clarita". CNN. November 14, 2019.
- ↑ James, Michael (November 15, 2019). "Teen gunman who killed two in shooting rampage at California high school dies in hospital". USA Today. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ↑ Lam, Kristin (November 15, 2019). "Santa Clarita shooting: What we know about the Saugus High School suspected gunman, victims". USA Today. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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