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- A high-school student opened fire on five other students at Saugus High School in California's Santa Clarita Valley on Thursday, leaving two dead and three others injured.
- The suspect has been identified as Nathaniel Berhow, the Los Angeles Times and CNN report, citing unnamed law-enforcement sources. He turned 16 on the day of the attack.
- His neighbors and friends have largely described Berhow as a quiet, unassuming student who was active in varsity cross-country and his local Boy Scout squad, the Los Angeles Times, CNN, and the Associated Press reported.
- Authorities say the suspect shot himself in the head after the attack and is in critical condition at a hospital.
- The suspect died on Friday, the Associated Press reported, citing police.
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The suspect in Thursday's deadly shooting at a California high school died on Friday, police told the Associated Press. After shooting five students — two fatally — the suspect turned the gun on himself and had been in critical condition.
The suspect has been identified as a "quiet" Boy Scout who turned 16 on the day of the attack, according to multiple reports.
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