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A shooter targeted and shot two young children at a Christian school in a rural area. The incident occurred at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California. The shooter later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to officials.
Authored by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
According to a spokesperson for the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, a shooter targeted two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The gunman then reportedly took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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. The two victims, both male students, are in a very serious condition and are receiving treatment for severe injuries 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., law enforcement officials arrived at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, following reports of an active shooter made through 911 calls. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, provided this information, stating that the school is located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento.
Initial reports indicated that the gunman entered the campus to talk to the principal about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting was planned beforehand and seemed friendly, but investigators are looking into whether this was a trick by the gunman to gain access to the school.
Not long after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. It was thought that the students were not in the classroom at the time of the shooting.
The gunman was an adult male who was found by authorities with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was discovered near his body. Investigators are currently trying to determine how the gunman got a hold of the weapon.
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