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Heroes Emerge As Investigators Search For Motive In Saugus High School Shooting

What prompted a Saugus High School student to bring a gun to school on his 16th birthday and shoot five classmates – fatally wounding two of them -- before turning the gun on himself Thursday remains a mystery to investigators. “The big question is why,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said during a television interview early Friday morning. The shooter, identified by multiple sources as Nathaniel Berhow, wasn’t a loner Villanueva said. “He wasn’t socially awkward. Was involved in student activities. A student athlete … this is kind of out of the blue,” he said. The FBI and the ATF have joined the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department in looking for clues. Investigators have searched Berhow’s home and are digging through his social media accounts. “Still we don’t have the answers we’re looking for,” Villanueva said. An Instagram account that initially appeared to be tied to Berhow did not, in fact, belong to him, a company spokesperson confirmed to KTLA. The account had a bio that read, “Saugus have fun at school tomorrow,” prior to Thursday’s shooting. The account was disabled for violating Instagram policies, spokesperson Stephanie Otway said. It was not immediately clear who owns the account. Surveillance video from the school, located at 21900 Centurion Way in Santa Clarita, has helped investigators piece together the tragic events that occurred Thursday morning. Around 7:30 a.m., the video shows Berhow walking into the school’s quad area. “He was just standing there, really not engaged with anyone” Villanueva said. At one point, Berhow takes off his backpack, reaches in and retrieves .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol. The gun actually jammed after firing the first round but he cleared the malfunction and then fired again at the remaining four victims, Villanueva said.