Santa Clarita school shooting: Two students killed in California with suspect in 'grave condition'

A 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl have been killed

Santa Clarita school shooting: students evacuated from building

The FBI is not aware of any motive or ideology that drove a 16-year-old boy to shoot and kill two teenage schoolmates and injure several others on his birthday.

Early this morning, the suspect entered Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, removed a semi-automatic pistol from his bag, then shot five people and himself.

A 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl arrived in critical condition at a nearby hospital but later died.

The suspect is in "grave condition" after surviving a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Police say today is his birthday.

Three other people are being treated for injuries at area hospitals.

As dramatic aerial footage showed students being escorted from campus by armed deputies, politicians and gun control advocates railed against conditions they argue paved the way for yet another deadly school shooting.

News of the shooting was breaking as Senator Chris Murphy was introducing a measure calling for universal background checks, a proposal that was shut down by GOP senators.

"Republicans objected, my motion failed, and now, as a consequence, the slaughter of our children will continue," he said. "Devastating."

California Senator Kamala Harris told MSNBC that it's "pathetic that people yield to a gun lobby on an issue that affects all our children."

Katie Hill, the former California Congresswoman who recently stepped down from office, said in the statement that the "time is now" to defeat gun control opponents.

Follow updates as they happened.

Key Points

• FBI is not aware of a motive or ideology
• 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl were killed, police say
• Sheriff: 'suspect is in custody and being treated at a local hospital'

[14 November 2019 16:54 · Chris Riotta]

The local sheriff's office has posted the following message to Twitter - 

[14 November 2019 16:56 · Chris Riotta]

Police say a potential suspect has been identified, and that a location has been "contained". Officials say they are "confident" they are on the right path in an interview with KTLA.

[14 November 2019 16:56 · Chris Riotta]

Officials say the shooter appeared to be a student who attended Saugus High School.

[14 November 2019 16:58 · Chris Riotta]

Five victims have been transported to the hospital, according to reports.

[14 November 2019 17:02 · Phil Thomas]

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says surveillance footage helped identify the suspect.

Detectives are "working very hard" to identify and reach out to the suspect's family.

[14 November 2019 17:06 · Phil Thomas]

A student tells KTLA: "All of a sudden ... we heard gunshots."

A group of students ran across campus, crawled under a pipeline with help from nearby construction workers until they reached Central Park, a reunion point for parents and students.

[14 November 2019 17:07 · Phil Thomas]

The student says she's heard from other students who were texting from inside the school and hiding in closets from the shooter.

[14 November 2019 17:10 · Phil Thomas]

NBC News is reporting that local authorities say the suspect has been located and "is no longer a threat."

[14 November 2019 17:13 · Phil Thomas]

LA County Sheriff's Office can't confirm that a suspect has been found but they believe someone has been detained.

[14 November 2019 17:16 · Phil Thomas]

All school lockdowns have been lifted except for Saugus and Arroyo Seco.