ANOTHER SCHOOL/PUBLIC SHOOTING

[HairOfTheDog]

There is an active shooter situation at a school in Santa Clarita, CA. I don't have any details. Man. Another school shooting  :(

The news was all over the radio here in So Cal yesterday morning. Very sad. 

At that time, the reports were that a young Asian male dressed in black was the shooter, and he was on the loose.  Two elementary schools near the crime scene (Saugus High School) were immediately locked down.  

Later yesterday I heard that the shooter had actually shot himself in the head with the final round of his semi automatic handgun.   I don’t know if police initially mistook him for one of his victims or if the reporting was just wrong. 

Anyway, turns out the shooter was a student at Saugus and it was his 16^th birthday. He shot 5 students aged 14 to 16 in the quad before turning the gun on himself. 

Three of the teen victims survived and are going to make it. Unfortunately, a teen boy and a teen girl died.  Rest In Peace.

Police said the targets seemed random, based on surveillance footage of the attack.  

The shooter is still alive and is reportedly in grave condition.