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Students retrieve their belongings after California shooting

Posted November 19, 2019 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Michelle Bosshard and her 9-year-old son Lucas visit a memorial, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, for two students killed during a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., days before. The Bosshards, who live in the neighborhood, know a handful of kids who were hiding during the shooting. The students will return to school on Dec. 2. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP) The Associated Press

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) - Students were allowed Tuesday to retrieve belongings left behind when they evacuated their Southern California school last week after a teen shot five classmates, killing two.

Classes at Saugus High in Santa Clarita were canceled until Dec. 2, but administrators scheduled counseling sessions this week to help students, staff and relatives deal with last Thursday's shooting.

Investigators still don't know why Nathaniel Tennosuke Berhow opened fire in a campus quad and then shot himself in the head. The 16-year-old died Friday.

The last victim, a 15-year-old girl, went home from the hospital late Monday, according to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center spokeswoman Pat Aidem.

A wounded 14-year-old girl was released from the same hospital Friday. A 14-year-old boy was treated and released Thursday.

The dead were identified as 15-year-old Gracie Anne Muehlberger and 14-year-old Dominic Blackwell.

Thousands of people attended a candlelight vigil a city park Sunday night.

Mike Kuhlman, deputy superintendent for William S. Hart Union High School District, said students could pick up their belongings from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday.

'œIt's with a heavy heart that we approach this task,'ť Mike Kuhlman, deputy superintendent for William S. Hart Union High School District, said of the retrieval of students' personal items. 'œWe cannot lose sight of the fact that there are families in our community whose lives have been shattered by the events of this past week.'ť

The district's 15 other campuses reopened Monday.

A banner bearing messages hangs, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, after two students were killed during a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., several days earlier. Students will return to school on Dec. 2. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP) The Associated Press

A sign thanking first responders and teachers hangs, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, after two students were killed during a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., several days earlier. Students will return to school on Dec. 2. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP) The Associated Press

High school students bring flowers to a memorial, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, for two students killed during a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., several days earlier. The students will return to school on Dec. 2. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP) The Associated Press

Students Britney Hopkins, Evan Jabbaz and Connor Nassry, all 16, pray at a memorial, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, for two students killed during a shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., several days earlier. Students will return to school on Dec. 2. (Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP) The Associated Press

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