At Least One Dead, Multiple Hurt in California Shooting

At least one person died in a shooting at Saugus High School in California on Thursday. A suspect described as a male Asian in black clothing opened fire at the school. L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva tweeted that the shooting suspect is in custody and being treated at a local hospital.

The high school is located in Santa Clarita, a city north of Los Angeles.

One Female Patient Died

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 California's incident.

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

Students at Saugus High School said they had practiced active shooter drills in school.

The drill "helped us because they said if you're not in a classroom, find a classroom," one student said.

She went on to explain how they escaped:

"We weren't by a classroom, but we couldn't run over there because we thought he was over there. We ran through the fence, luckily it was open, and we got as far away from campus as we could. We just kept running because we didn't know where he was. We learned just to run."

Presidential candidate California Senator Kamala Harris addressed the shooting at a high school in Santa Clarita, California.

She called herself "heartbroken" and expressed gratitude for the first responders at the scene.

The junior Senator, who has previously called for gun control reform, also said: "Our children and communities are being terrorized. We can't accept this."

“Another sad example of a school shooting & why students across the country live in fear of gun violence,” wrote the senator and presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar. “We all stand with CA victims and neighbors, students & teachers & law enforcement as they work to track down & stop suspect from shooting more people.”