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A shooter targeted two young children at a small Christian school in a rural area. The incident took place at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, and the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Authored 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 reported that the gunman later died from a suspected 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 Church. Two male students are currently in a precarious state and are receiving treatment for severe injuries at a trauma center in the Sacramento region, according to Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea, who provided this information during a press briefing on Wednesday evening.
The police were called to Feather River Adventist school in Oroville, California, around 1:10 p.m. after reports of an active shooter. This school is located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, confirmed this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter had come to the school campus to speak with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been planned beforehand and was described as friendly. However, authorities are investigating whether the meeting was a trick by the shooter to gain access to the school.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunfire and yelling, as stated by Sheriff Honea. It is thought that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon the arrival of law enforcement, they discovered that the shooter, who was an adult male, was deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was located near the shooter’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the gun.
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