Nate Berhows girlfriend and mother are being questioned by authorities, reports NBC Los Angeles. One of them was one of the gunman's victims, Mendoza said. How can we refuse to see that shooting in real time, demanding our attention, requiring our action? Berhow's Girlfriend. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office reported that the shooter, Nathaniel Berhow, who turned 16 Thursday, pulled a .45-caliber handgun out from his backpack and opened fire on students before . Paul Delacourt, assistant director of the Los Angeles FBI field office, told reporters, At this time we have no additional threats, we have no threats to this or any other school. The origin of the gun used in the attack remains unclear. I have no reason to believe there is any threat or any co-conspirators at this time., Speaking to Fox Los Angeles, a student named Maxwell said that Berhow hadnt been acting like himself in the days leading up to the shooting. On November 14, 2019, at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, United States, a school shooting occurred when a student with a pistol, identified as 16-year-old Nathaniel Berhow, shot five schoolmates, killing two, before killing himself.[2][3]. This was a seemingly normal child, and this whole event remains a tragic mystery. Nathaniel Berhow, with his mother and father and older sister. Signs pointed toward it being a troll attempt by someone not associated with the gunman. Age and Early Bio. A motive for the shooting has not been established. At least one person seen being transported by paramedics. Pam Baker Cocker: Singer Joe Cockers Wife, Melinda Trucks Allman Brothers Butch Trucks Wife, Armstead Edwards: Patti LaBelles Ex- Husband, Stephanie Parzes Boyfriend John Ozbilgen, Vivienne Westwood Husband Andreas Kronthaler, Francesca Hetfield Metallicas James Hetfields Wife. Authorities were questioning the teen's mother on Thursday as they searched for an explanation for the shooting. Source: CBS . [30], At a football game on November 15, the school and students arranged to commemorate the dead. However, Axen said Berhow did struggle with the death of his father, who passed away of heart failure a couple of years ago. Its one of my worst nightmares as a sheriff, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told reporters about the school shooting in the immediate aftermath. Berhow was initially mistaken for a victim when the school was locked down. He died in December 2017 of a heart attack, according to his obituary, Medical personnel load an injured person into an ambulance outside Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, At least one person was said to have been shot in the abdomen. . Mark Berhow, his father, passed away on December 5, 2017, according to an obituary. Mark Berhow was also arrested in 2015 in a domestic assault involving his wife, but the charges were later dropped, records show. One fellow junior at Saugus High School said he was a Boy Scout who she relied on to study for advanced placement European history. He was doing his own thing. One girl who knew him for years said he wasn't bullied and had a girlfriend. Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow, a junior at the school, died at 3: . Undersheriff Tim Murakami tweeted an apology to the parents, saying investigators needed to interview the students before they could be released. CBS Los Angeles reports that Berhow lived at the home with his family. After shooting five classmates on Thursday, Berhow shot himself in the head, investigators say . The teen opened fire with a gun assembled at home . Saugus High School is expected to be a crime scene for several days. One report came of a girl staggering into the school's choir room, shortly after 7:30 a.m., bleeding and asking for help. Organizations and activists such as Fred Guttenberg and Everytown for Gun Safety used the shooting to highlight their frustration at the lack of action by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, since he had led no action since calling for it after the El Paso shooting. The perpetrator was identified as Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow (November 14, 2003 - November 15, 2019), a junior at Saugus High School. A motive is still not known for the shooting and Berhow, who had a girlfriend and was active in school life, does not seem to fit the stereotypical profile of a school shooter depressed and angry at the world. Its a shock to all of us., Screenshot from chopper footage at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California active shooter incident shows students being evacuated from the school. Kyra Stapp, 17, was watching a documentary in class when she heard two gunshots. He was in the Cub Scouts and the Boy Scouts, according to his fathers obituary and posts on social media by those in his Boy Scout troop. ', "Sen. Richard Blumenthal got Santa Clarita news while debating gun control on Senate floor", "Following Saugus High School shooting, #MassacreMitch is trending on Twitter", "California Shows Again That Extremist Gun Control Laws are a Failure at Stopping Crime", "Opinion | The shooting at my school will be yesterday's news. We can confirm it did not belong to the shooter, Instagram said in a statement to the BuzzFeed reporter. We can confirm it did not belong to the shooter,' the spokesperson said. Why and how could a 16 year-old do this? [3], Three off-duty police officers, who had just dropped off relatives at the school, were the first responders on the scene: a detective with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and police officers from Inglewood and Los Angeles. childhood friend of Berhow's speculated in a KTLA interview that the death of the teen's father two years ago could have triggered the rampage. [27] Several students described Berhow as a quiet student who "seemed like one of those regular kids". movie documentary Beyond the Opposite ***. Do not sell or share my personal information. Matasuura is referred to as the petitioner in those documents, meaning she filed for divorce. [42], US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both Democrats from Connecticut, had been advocating for universal background checks when news of the shooting broke. The schools Wikipedia page says that the campus has been used for filming for multiple TV shows and movies. 'She turned off the lights She locked all the doors. SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA) Nathan Berhow, the 16-year-old student suspected of killing two of his classmates at Saugus High School, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead Friday afternoon, according to officials. Nathaniel Berhow with his mother and father and older sister. It's unclear who owned the gun used in the shooting. The closest she could get was a keychain he had with a hollow bullet. Pamela said the ordeal left her feeling 'numb,' as she sought to console other classmates shaken by the events. He is the son of Mark Berhow (father) and Mami Matsuura (mother). Saugus High Schools student body is made up of 7 percent Asian students. Mami Matsuura, Berhows mother, told The Daily Mail at the hospital where her son is being treated, I dont even know what to do right now, I am just praying for my sons life.. 'She's been texting me and all of a sudden she's not,' Tracy Stapp said. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office has declined to file charges against the mother of the Saugus High School student who opened fire on classmates before shooting and killing himself on Nov. 14, 2019. Go to main menu. Berhow tooka gun from his backpack and firing at five students, killing two of them, before shooting himself in the head with the final bullet on what was his 16th birthday. (@megan_puettmann) November 14, 2019. After shooting the other students, Berhow shot himself, police said. One girl who knew him for years said he wasn't bullied and had a girlfriend. shooting that killed a 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, searched by sheriff's investigators and agents from the FBI and ATF. [6] One injured student escaped the quad and took refuge in the school's choir room, where the teacher barricaded the door and rendered first aid. Nathaniel shot himself in the head, but survived and is currently in grave condition. Furthermore, both of them were good childhood friends. Nathaniel Berhow, the suspected 16-year-old shooter who killed two classmates and injured three others before attempting to take his own life in a 16-second rampage at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, on Thursday, was a "quiet" Boy Scouts member who recently suffered the loss of his father. He was a junior at the school. The teenager who gunned down classmates at a California high school before shooting himself died Friday, leaving detectives baffled over the motive of a Boy Scout with no obvious alarm bells in his background. [17], Two students, 15-year-old Gracie Anne Muehlberger and 14-year-old Dominic Blackwell, were killed. The 14-year-old boy who was killed has been identified as Dominic Blackwell. . There are reports of other victims. . Officials said that surveillance footage from the shooting showed the suspect remove the gun from his backpack before shooting at five students. Jared Axen, who lives next door to the family, said Berhow used to go hunting with his father and that firearms 'weren't a mystery to him'. Saugus High School has fencing and at least a dozen security cameras, but no metal detectors. Selena Chu-Hensel is the wife of Dr. Bruce Hensel; Emmy award-winning physician and former NBC medical correspondent. [36] A "Saugus Strong" website was launched on November 15 for community resources, and supportive, loving messages were included. The suspected shooter was hospitalized with a gunshot wound. [22], The perpetrator was identified as Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow (November 14, 2003 November 15, 2019), a junior at Saugus High School. "They're good people. [41] Celebrities also used social media to express their condolences about the shooting. Play it now! The Los Angeles Times cited friends in referring to the suspect as a quiet kid.. The three of them were the very first on scene, they entered the school literally within seconds of the shooting, the sheriffs office said, followed within a minute by uniformed deputies, at 7:41 a.m. An undated photo of 16-year-old Nathaniel Berhow, who is the suspect . He came off as a very responsible person., Axen added, On the outside they were very loving, (his mother) worked hard to make sure the children had a future. [31], Parents of students commended the school for having undertaken active shooter drills and its response during this event. But in a screenshot, it appears to admit that its only pretending to be the Saugus shooter. Schools in area are on lockdown. 55-year-old Mami Matsuura who is Japanese was born on June 2, 1954, in Fullerton, California. 'This is it. The suspected gunman, identified by multiple law enforcement officers as Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow, pulled a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol from his backpack in the quad . Authorities said they used surveillance video and interviews with witnesses to determine that the gunman had been one of the original victims and there was no one on the run. Mark Berhow, the late father of Nathaniel Berhow, who shot classmates at Saugus High School Thursday, was a hunter who owned several weapons. He was respectful, how he talked about others. District counselors will be available tonight 5-7 p.m. at Santa Clarita Activities Center, 20880 Centre Pointe Pkwy.. 'I think I'm bleeding. Mark Berhows obituary names his wife as Mami Matasuura, and his children as Samantha and Nathaniel. Neighbors claimed Berhow's father had a passion for guns but it is not clear if the teenager had access to weapons. Witness descriptions and surveillance footage identified the suspect within an hour of the shooting. Each school has a "Safe Schools Ambassador," a student trained to work within their peer groups to prevent bullying, teasing, and violence on campuses. A Facebook tribute to Mark Berhow says that Mami Matasuura had family flying from Japan for the funeral. Additionally, the profile disclosed the attack details. Please note . [20] The last injured student was released from the hospital on November 18. A GoFundMe page was established for the Berhow family shortly after the shooting by a former student at the school, her sister, a current student, and their mother. Students were able to collect belongings left at Saugus High accompanied by a guard. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Brooke Risley, a junior at Saugus High, said she had known the boy since elementary school and saw him Wednesday in engineering class. After the shooting, the bio on the account was changed to say, THE #1 worst meme account on Instagram, and a photo of a clown face was uploaded. Berhow's father, Mark Berhow, died of a heart attack in December 2017, according to his online obituary. The Los Angeles Times reports that Berhow died following a heart attack. Jared Axen, 33, who lives next door to the family, said Mark Berhow had struggled with alcohol abuse and he remembers him once struggling to breathe and having to be resuscitated. Nathaniel Berhow family Source: People.com. Brooke Risley, a junior at Saugus High, said she had known the boy since elementary school and saw him Wednesday in engineering class. A next-door neighbor who knew the boy as they grew up said he kept to himself but was never threatening. The suspect's mother and girlfriend were being interviewed by detectives. We will run all the leads to ground, but at this point we have no indication of any motivation or ideology. . The date marked the shooter's 16th birthday CBS News reports that a Japanese American student killed 2 in a school shooting in Santa Clarita. [30] A friend said that Berhow had grown up around guns and was taught to use them responsibly. [18] Four students were hospitalized at the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, three in critical condition, including the shooter. [23][24][25] Berhow carried out the shooting on his 16th birthday. I wish I could just hug him, there is nothing I would really be able to say. Nathaniel Berhow (born November 14, 2003) is an American High School Student from Santa Clarita, USA. Surveillance video captured the attacker pulling a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol from his backpack and opening fire on his classmates. He was identified as Nathaniel Berhow and lived with his mother. Published: 23:36 EST, 14 November 2019 | Updated: 15:51 EST, 15 November 2019. Risley described the boy as somewhat introverted, though open with his close friends, and 'naturally smart'. The teenager who shot five fellow students in a 16-second killing rampage at a Southern California high school has died, authorities said Friday night.. Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow died at about 3: . pic.twitter.com/Y0fCEXa0oR, Wegener told the media following the shooting, I can tell you that we have checked for recent threats involving Saugus High School. She noted how common such shootings have become, as someone said to her, "It could have been worse. An Instagram spokesperson told DailyMail.com on Thursday that the account did not belong to the shooter. Authorities were alerted to the mass shooting scene by an off-duty sheriffs deputy and two off-duty police officers who were at the school dropping off their children when they heard gunshots about 7:30 a.m. local time on November 14, 2019. The 16-year-old identified by CBS as Nathaniel Berhow allegedly stormed into Saugus High School in Santa Clarita just before classes began Thursday, killed two students and injured at . Furthermore, both of . Berhow survived the self-inflicted . He also divorced from his wife, Mami. Local authorities are being assisted in the investigation by the FBI. The young girl has no idea about Nathaniels intensions. 'He grew up with his father who was a hunter, and this was a normal activity for him,' Axen said. Berhow's mother, Mami Matasuura, said she was praying her son survived. By The elder Berhow, who worked as an engineer for a health care company, was an avid hunter and is believed to have owned multiple weapons. [7] At Pasadena High School, a group of students pasted 2,000 encouraging phrases, such as "You can do it", on each student's locker the day after the shooting, to give support to each other. Three victims remain hospitalized, including a 14-year-old boy and two girls, ages 15 and 14, who are not critical, the sheriffs office said. Results posted online from school track meets last spring show he was an unexceptional middle- and long-distance runner. He also divorced Mami, his wife. [36] Another vigil was planned for students and the community on November 17, with a reported 10,000 individuals present to commemorate the two deceased victims and all those affected. Online records also showed that Berhow's mother and brought divorce proceedings against her husband in August 2016 and was filing for custody of the children. [23], The county sheriff announced that the handgun used in the shooting was a ghost gun, assembled from interchangeable parts without serial numbers. Berhow's father was believed to have been an avid hunter, according to social media and his obituary. It included a bio which read: 'Saugus, have fun at school tomorrow.'. [7], The weapon was later identified by Los Angeles County Sheriff as a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun,[8] an unregistered ghost gun assembled from a kit. No suspect info yet. 'He grew up around firearms, it wasn't a mystery, he knew how to use it and understood how it worked, he was responsible. 'A quiet, to-himself kid,' said Ryan McCracken, a next-door neighbor who though several years older would play with the boy growing up, including in a backyard tree house. ", First published on November 15, 2019 / 5:05 PM. A 16-year-old boy who shot two classmates dead on his birthday before turning his gun on himself has died in hospital. The suspect was named as Nathaniel Berhow. The officials did not disclose the shooting motive of Nathaniel Berhow. She pushed the piano to the door, totally barricading,' said Eddie Mendoza, 17 in a phone interview, his voice still breaking from emotion and grief. Stapps class and others were herded into a teacher break room where they locked the door and turned off the lights. They were paired on engineering projects during the last school year and he came to her house to work on them. 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