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At 9am local time a student was shot at Taft High School, Taft, California. The suspected gunman is in custody.
A spokesman for the Kern County Sheriff’s department said: “We have had a shooting at Taft High School in Taft, California. A student was shot on campus. That student has been airlifted to hospital in Bakersfield. A suspect, also a student, is in custody. We have recovered a firearm: a shotgun.
“At this point we are still in the process of securing and vacating the school.”
This latest shooting comes as America is gripped by the debate surrounding gun laws in the nation.