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A shooter targeted a rural Christian school in Oroville, California, where he shot two kindergartners. The attacker later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Feather River Adventist School.
Authored by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri
On Wednesday afternoon, a shooter targeted two young students, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The shooter then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a spokesperson 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 church. Two male students are currently in a very serious condition and are receiving treatment for severe injuries at a trauma center in the Sacramento region, as stated by Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea during a press conference on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., law enforcement officials arrived at Feather River Adventist school in Oroville, California, following reports of an active shooter made through 911 calls. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, provided this information. Feather River Adventist is located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento.
Initial investigations indicated that the shooter went to the school campus to have a meeting with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been planned beforehand and was described as friendly. However, law enforcement is still looking into whether the meeting was a trick by the shooter to gain access to the school grounds.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. It was thought that the students were not inside the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon arrival, officials discovered that the shooter, a man of legal age, was deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was located near the shooter’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the gun.
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