Vice President Mike Pence Responds to California Shooting

'This President and this administration will remain resolved to bring the scourge of mass shootings to an end'

Vice President Mike Pence at the 64th annual National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., on Nov. 11, 2017. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Vice President Mike Pence said that the Trump administration is committed to ending “the scourge of mass shootings” after a shooting took place at a Southern California high school killing two students.

A student opened fire on Thursday at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, around 7:30 a.m. Authorities said two students were killed—a 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old male. Their names have not been released. The 16-year-old student suspect then shot himself in the head and is in grave condition. Local U.S. media have identified the shooter as Nathaniel Berhow, citing police sources and neighbours. It was his birthday.