One day after a fatal shot at a school in California, the alleged shooter succumbed to his injuries. The 16-year-old student, who had been shot in the head after the bloody murder at the Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, died on Friday afternoon, the sheriff's office said.
The shooter had opened fire on Thursday at his school near Los Angeles and shot two classmates. The dead were, according to the police, a 15-year-old and a 14-year-olds. Three more students were injured.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva spoke on Friday about a "senseless act of violence". A motive is not yet known. The investigators evaluated own data according to a video recording and spoke with eyewitnesses. According to the shooter, who had his birthday on the day of the act, had pulled a gun from his backpack and apparently shot indiscriminately for 16 seconds.
"A moral imperative!"
In the end he aimed the semi-automatic pistol against him. It looks as if the 16-year-old has gotten the gun very well, said Sheriff Villanueva.
During the act, a Senate meeting was held in Washington to tighten US gun laws. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal received a note during the debate. "At that very moment, there's a shootout in Santa Clarita, California," Blumenthal said, turning to the US government, "We're complicit if we do not act, it's not just a political responsibility - it's a moral one Imperative."