Two students have been killed and three others injured by a gunman who opened fire at a high school in California minutes before the school day was due to begin.
According to authorities, the incident took place in just 16 seconds when the teen whose birthday was on Thursday went to his high school, pulled a pistol from his backpack and shot five classmates and himself .
The victims, a 16 year old girl and a 14 year old boy died at a hospital while the 16 year-old male suspect, who was also injured and in critical condition has been taken into custody.
