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A shooter targeted and injured two young children at a rural Christian school in Oroville, California. The gunman, who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, attacked at the Feather River Adventist School.
Written by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
On Wednesday afternoon, a shooter attacked two young children, ages 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The authorities suspect that 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 with the Seventh-day Adventist church. Two male students have suffered severe injuries and are in critical condition, currently receiving treatment at a trauma center in the Sacramento region, as stated by Butte County Sheriff, Kory L. Honea, during a press briefing 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 911 calls reporting an active shooter. Megan McMann, a representative from the sheriff’s office, confirmed the incident.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter came to the school with the intention of meeting the principal to talk about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been planned in advance and was described as friendly. However, authorities are investigating whether the shooter may have used the meeting as a cover to gain access to the school.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not in the classroom at the time of the shooting.
Upon arrival of law enforcement, they discovered that the shooter, a man of legal age, was found deceased with a gunshot wound that seemed to be self-inflicted. A firearm was located close to the shooter’s body. Authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the weapon.
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