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A shooter targeted and shot two young children at a rural Christian school in Oroville, California. The gunman, who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, carried out the attack at Feather River Adventist School.
Written 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 took his own life with 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 to the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a branch of Protestant Christianity. The two victims, both male students, are currently in 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 held 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. The calls reported an active shooter situation, according to Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter had come to the school to talk to the principal about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been planned in advance and was described as friendly. However, investigators were still looking into whether the shooter had used the meeting as a trick to gain access to the school.
Not long after the meeting had finished, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. It was thought that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon the arrival of the authorities, they discovered that the shooter, a man who was of legal age, was found on the ground with what seemed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was located close to the shooter’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter came to possess the gun.
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