Student who opened fire in California school dies

The student who opened fire at his Southern California high school on his 16th birthday, killing two students and injuring three others before shooting himself in the head, died Friday, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials said.

He “was being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, when he succumbed to his injuries,” officials said in a statement. “His mother was present at the time of his passing.”

Earlier Friday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the Thursday morning attack appeared to have been planned, but, “it still remains a mystery why.”

Investigators are digging into the suspect’s social media and background, he said. He was identified as Nathaniel Berhow, and he lived with his mother, who was with him when he died. His father died in 2017 of natural causes.

There appears to be no connection between the shooter and the victims other than all were students, the sheriff said.

“He wasn’t chasing anyone,” Villanueva said. The victims “appeared to be who was around him, available at the time.”

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