Prom
Backed by
A shooter targeted and shot two young children at a rural Christian school in Oroville, California. The shooter later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Feather River Adventist School.
Written 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 stated that the shooter then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. This information was provided 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 Protestant Christian group. Both victims, who are male students, are currently in a severe state of health and are receiving treatment for their life-threatening injuries at a trauma center in the Sacramento region. Sheriff Kory L. Honea of Butte County made these statements during a press briefing held on Wednesday evening.
Approximately at 1:10 p.m., officials arrived at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, located about 60 miles north of Sacramento, in response to reports of an active shooter made through 911 calls. Megan McMann, a representative from the sheriff’s office, confirmed this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter came to the campus to speak with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student in a meeting that had been planned beforehand, according to Sheriff Honea. The meeting was friendly, but investigators are still determining if the shooter used it as a trick to gain access to the school grounds.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and people screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered the shooter, a man of legal age, had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was incapacitated. A handgun was located in close proximity to the shooter. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter came into possession of the firearm.
We are experiencing difficulties in accessing the content of the article.
Please make sure to activate JavaScript in the settings of your web
We appreciate your understanding as we confirm your access. If you are currently in Reader mode, please close it and sign in to your Times account, or consider subscribing to access all of The Times content.
We appreciate your understanding as we confirm access.
Are you already a member? Please sign in to access the
Interested in accessing all of the content from The Times? Subscribe now
Prom
Index of the website
Navigation for site information