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Authorities: Teen in California School Shooting Killed 2, Wounded 3

Associated Press

   SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. - A boy described as bright, quiet and "normal"
   pulled a gun from his backpack on his 16th birthday and opened fire at
   his high school before saving the last bullet for himself, authorities
   said.

   The shooting that killed two teenagers and wounded three others
   Thursday at Saugus High School in a Los Angeles suburb took 16 seconds
   and left the attacker hospitalized in critical condition with a head
   wound, authorities said.

   Investigators searched the boy's home as they sought a motive for the
   attack, which seemed to target students at random, Los Angeles County
   Sheriff's Department Captain Kent Wegener said.

   Authorities said the teenager apparently acted alone. There was no
   indication he was affiliated with a group or ideology, said Paul
   Delacourt, the agent in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles field office.

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