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Shooting at Taft Union High School

Parents hurry their children from Roosevelt Intermediate School after a shooting at nearby Taft Union High School in Kern County.

Parents hurry their children from Roosevelt Intermediate School after a shooting at nearby Taft Union High School in Kern County.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after a classmate interrupted a first-period class at Taft Union High School southwest of Bakersfield, confronted him by name and fired a round from a 12-gauge shotgun into his upper body.
Read more: Teen shoots Taft High student before being disarmed by teacher

Police presence

A Kern County sheriff’s deputy stands guard at Taft Union High School in Kern County on Thursday morning after a student opened fire in a classroom, wounding at least two people.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Waiting

Parents, staff and law enforcement officials stand in front of Taft Union High School in Kern County on Thursday morning after a student opened fire in a classroom.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Leaving campus

After the shooting, students are led through the football stadium at Taft Union High School in Kern County.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Comfort and solace

Students and staff members comfort one another as they emerge from Taft Union High School after the shooting.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Emotional reunions

Parents and students are reunited after the shooting at Taft Union High School in Kern County.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

A student's tears

Tears roll down the cheek of Savannah Gregory, 15, after she emerged from a lockdown at Taft Union High School.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

An awful wait

Danielle Overton, 33, waits for her daughter, who was stuck inside Taft Union High School in Kern County after a shooting by a student in a classroom.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

There for their loved ones

Students and staff members look toward their loved ones as they emerged from Taft Union High School after the shooting.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Safe and sound

Mary Jackson, 36, left, shows tears of joy as her son, Jacob Jackson, 15, is hugged by grandmother Sandy Jackson, 57. Parents had spend agonizing hours waiting for their children to emerge from Taft Union High School after the shooting.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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