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A shooter targeted and shot two young children at a rural Christian school in Oroville, California. The perpetrator 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 children, ages 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The authorities suspect that the shooter died by their own hand from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials suspect that the shooter specifically chose the school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventist religion. Both of the injured students, who are both male, are in a very critical state with severe injuries and are currently 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., police were called to Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, following reports of an active shooter. The sheriff’s office spokesperson, Megan McMann, confirmed the incident occurred about 60 miles north of Sacramento.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter entered the campus to meet with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student during a prearranged meeting, according to Sheriff Honea. The meeting was described as friendly, but investigators are still determining if the shooter used it as a trick to gain access to the school grounds.
Not long after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and people screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. The principal thought that the students were not inside the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon arrival, the officials discovered that the gunman, a man who was over 18 years old, was deceased from a gunshot wound that seemed to be self-inflicted. A handgun was located near the gunman’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the gunman came into possession of the firearm.
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