A 16-year-old pupil teased by his California classmates for his red hair, social awkwardness and bookish appearance was charged as an adult for allegedly wounding a classmate with a shotgun and trying to target another.

A 16-year-old student armed with a shotgun walked into a rural California high school, shot one student and fired at others and missed before a teacher and another staff member talked him into surrendering, officials said.

One student has been injured in a shooting at a rural high school in California today and another has been taken into custody, US officials said.

A student has been shot at a California high school.