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A person with a gun shot two young children at a small Christian school in a rural area. The incident happened at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California. The authorities reported that the gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the attack.
Written by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri
On Wednesday afternoon, a shooter attacked two young children, ages 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The authorities suspect that the shooter then took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. This information was provided by a representative of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials suspect that the shooter chose to attack the school due to its connection to the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a branch of Protestant Christianity. The two victims, both male students, are currently in very serious condition and receiving medical care for severe injuries at a trauma center in the Sacramento region. This information was shared by Kory L. Honea, the sheriff of Butte County, during a press briefing held on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., law enforcement officials were called to Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, which is approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento, in response to reports of an active shooter. Megan McMann, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, confirmed the incident.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter entered the campus to have a meeting with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student, a meeting that had been planned in advance, according to Sheriff Honea. The meeting was reportedly friendly, but investigators are still determining whether the shooter used it as a pretext to gain access to the school.
Right after the meeting was over, the principal heard gunshots and people screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting happened.
Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered that the shooter, a man who was of legal age, was incapacitated with what seemed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, as mentioned by the sheriff. A handgun was located close to the shooter’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the firearm.
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