A 16-year-old boy critically wounded in a school shooting at a Taft, Calif., high school is in a medically induced coma but is expected to make a full recovery.

The victim suffered wounds to the chest and abdomen. Ruby Skinner, a doctor treating the boy, said he was critically injured and on life support.

"He came in very unstable," Skinner told the Bakersfield Californian. He "was taken immediately to  the operating room with serious injuries to his chest and  intra-abdominal area... He's a very lucky kid. These are very serious injuries, but he has youth on his side."

Meanwhile, officials announced grief counselors were available on campus Friday, the day after the shooting.

Police said they were looking into reports that the teen who allegedly opened fire at the school had threatened to kill  students last year and had complained about being bullied. The shooter  took a 12-gauge shotgun onto campus Thursday morning and opened fire,  authorities said.

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