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A shooter targeted two young children at a rural Christian school in Oroville, California. The gunman, who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, attacked at the Feather River Adventist School.
Authored by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
A shooter injured two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California on Wednesday. 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 intentionally chose the school due to its connection to the Seventh-day Adventist religious group. 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, according to Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea during a press conference on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., the police arrived at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, following reports of an active shooter. The school is located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, confirmed that they responded to 911 calls regarding the incident.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter arrived on campus to meet with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student, in a meeting that had been planned in advance, according to Sheriff Honea. The meeting was described as friendly, but investigators are still determining if the shooter used it as a ploy to gain access to the school grounds.
Not long after the meeting was over, 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 of the authorities, they discovered that the gunman, a grown man, was found with what seemed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was located near the gunman’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the gunman came to possess the gun.
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