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A shooter targeted and injured two young children at a rural Christian school in Oroville, California. The gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Feather River Adventist School.
Written by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri
In rural California, a shooter targeted two young students, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school. The authorities suspect that the shooter took his own life after the incident. This information was provided by 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 to the Seventh-day Adventist religion. The two victims, both male students, are in a very critical state 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 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 reports of an active shooter made through 911 calls. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, provided this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter entered the campus to have a meeting with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student. Sheriff Honea stated that the meeting was planned beforehand and appeared to be friendly. However, investigators are looking into whether the meeting was a ploy by the shooter to gain access to the school grounds.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not in the classroom at the time of the shooting.
Upon the arrival of law enforcement, they discovered the shooter, a man who appeared to be of adult age, was found injured from what seemed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was found close to the man’s body. Authorities are currently investigating how the shooter came to possess the firearm.
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