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A shooter targeted two young children at a rural Christian school in California. The incident took place at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville. The perpetrator later died from what seemed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to authorities.
Authored by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
On Wednesday afternoon, a shooter targeted two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The authorities reported that the gunman then took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. This information was shared by a representative from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials suspect that the shooter chose to attack the school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a branch of Protestant Christianity. Two male students are currently in a very critical condition and receiving treatment for severe injuries at a trauma center in the Sacramento region, according to Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea during a press briefing on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., law enforcement officials arrived at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento, in response to multiple 911 calls reporting an active shooter situation. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, provided this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter had come to the school to speak 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 were investigating whether the shooter had used the meeting as a way to gain access to the school under false pretenses.
Right after the meeting concluded, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. It is thought that the students were not inside the classroom during the shooting.
Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered the gunman, who was an adult male, had inflicted a gunshot wound on himself. A handgun was discovered close to the gunman’s body. Authorities are currently investigating how the gunman came to possess the firearm.
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