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What we know now

• School shooting: The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is responding to a shooting at Saugus High School, about 30 miles of north of Los Angeles.
• Shooter in custody: The shooting suspect is in custody and being treated at a local hospital, according to L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
• The victims: At least one person has died. Five others were taken to area hospitals.

California governor is “closely monitoring” the shooting

From CNN’s Cheri Mossburg

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statement today regarding the shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita.

He said that he is “closely monitoring” the incident and extended his thoughts to those affected.

Read the statement below:

“I am closely monitoring the incident at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita this morning, and my Administration is working in close coordination with local law enforcement. Jennifer and I extend our thoughts to the parents, families and friends of the students and faculty, and the Santa Clarita community.”

This mother said her son was “frantic, crying, scared”

Mercedes, the mother of a 16-year-old student at Saugus High School, said she dropped her son off at school at 7:25 a.m. ET, just five minutes before the shooting would have happened.

He called her as the shooting happened to tell her that he had a meeting with his coach and they went into a room and locked the door.

Then her son called her “frantic, crying, scared.” She said that her son and his teammates were locked in a classroom with their coach.”I was just panicked the whole time until I heard from him again. And he said he was okay,” she said.

“It was so scary. Because you don’t know how to feel, you don’t know what to think, you grow super numb inside. […] You’re just in complete shock,” she said.

Mom receives phone call from son:Play Video10 min ago

At least one person dead in school shooting

At least one person has died in today’s shooting at Saugus High School.

The female patient died at Henry Mayo Newhall hospital, according to hospital spokesperson Patrick Moody.

Moody said two male patients remain in critical condition, and one male patient remains in good condition at the hospital.

Moody said the hospital received four patients from today’s incident. 

Two students from Saugus High School were also transported to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, California. 29 min ago

Deputies recover a weapon during investigation

Deputies recovered a weapon during their response to the shooting at Saugus High School, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Bob Boese told CNN’s Anderson Cooper.

Boese said that it’s unclear if it was the only weapon. 

Source : BBC News