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| Shooting at Taft High School in California | Shooting at Taft High School in California |
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| A gunman has shot two people at a high school in California, police have said. | A gunman has shot two people at a high school in California, police have said. |
| One victim suffered a "major injury" and was taken to hospital in an air ambulance, officers said. | One victim suffered a "major injury" and was taken to hospital in an air ambulance, officers said. |
| The other victim suffered a "minor injury" in the shooting at Taft Union High School, about 120 miles (190km) north of Los Angeles, they added. | |
| A city official said the incident occurred shortly after 09:00 local time (17:00 GMT). Police say the gunman has been taken into custody. | A city official said the incident occurred shortly after 09:00 local time (17:00 GMT). Police say the gunman has been taken into custody. |
| Deputies from the local sheriff''s office and officials have been conducting a search of the school and its grounds to make sure no-one else was involved and all other students are safe. | |
| A police spokesman said the gunman had used a shotgun in the attack in the small town outside Bakersfield in California's central valley. | |
| The shooting comes four weeks after a gunman killed 26 pupils and staff at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. | |
| That incident has provoked a nationwide debate about gun laws in the US. Vice-President Joe Biden has said his task force on gun control will make its recommendations to President Barack Obama as early as Tuesday. | |
| Former pupils of Taft Union High School include the distinguished US Air Force pilot, General Gordon Graham, the American football player Russell Letlow and the television actress Jeanne Cooper. | |
| Are you in Taft? Are you in California? Are you affected? Please share your comments and experiences. | Are you in Taft? Are you in California? Are you affected? Please share your comments and experiences. |