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A shooter targeted and shot two young children at a Christian school in a rural area. The incident took place at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California. The gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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 authorities suspect that 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 specifically chose to attack the school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, a branch of Protestant Christianity. The two victims, identified as male students, are currently in a severe condition and are receiving medical treatment for their critical injuries at a trauma center in the Sacramento region. This information was shared by Kory L. Honea, the sheriff of Butte County, during a press briefing held 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 to 911. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, provided this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter came to the campus to meet with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student, in a meeting that had already been planned. The meeting was reportedly friendly, but authorities are investigating whether the shooter used it as a guise to gain access to the school grounds.
Not long after the meeting concluded, the principal heard gunfire and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not inside the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered that the shooter, a man, had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was deceased. A handgun was found in close proximity to the shooter. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the firearm.
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