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A shooter targeted two young children at a small Christian school in a rural area, causing harm. The incident occurred at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California. The assailant ultimately died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Authored by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri
A shooter targeted two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California on Wednesday afternoon. The shooter then took their own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement suspects that the shooter chose to attack the school due to its connection to the Seventh-day Adventist religion. Two male students are currently in a very critical condition with severe injuries, receiving treatment at a trauma center in the Sacramento region. Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea provided this information during a press conference on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., law enforcement officials were called to Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento, in response to reports of an active shooter. This information was confirmed by Megan McMann, a representative from the sheriff’s office.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter entered the campus to have a meeting with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been planned in advance and was described as friendly. However, authorities are investigating whether the meeting was a trick by the gunman to gain access to the school grounds.
Not long after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting occurred.
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. A handgun was located close to the shooter’s body. Authorities are currently investigating how the shooter came into possession of the firearm.
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