Suspected California High School Shooter Dies, Motive Remains Unclear

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.

Berhow was on the honor roll and track team at Saugus High School, grew up as a Boy Scout and had a girlfriend. His motive in the deadly shooting at Saugus High School is a mystery to all who knew him.

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Grieving students from Saugus High School reunite with their parents at Central Park in Santa Clarita, California, on November 14, 2019. - A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high school on his 16th birthday Thursday, killing two and wounding another three before turning the pistol on himself. The gunman was taken into custody in "grave" condition, police said, as officers stormed Saugus High School in Santa Clarita -- the latest in a relentless cycle of classroom shootings that have left around 300 youngsters dead over two decades. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
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