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A shooter targeted two young children at a small Christian school in a rural area, causing harm. The incident took place at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California. The gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to authorities.
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 gunman then fatally shot himself, according to a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials suspect that the shooter chose the school as a target due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventist religion. Two male students are currently in critical condition with severe injuries and are receiving treatment at a trauma center in the Sacramento region, according to Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea during a news 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, following reports of an active shooter made in 911 calls. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, provided this information.
Initial information indicated that the shooter arrived at the school to talk to the principal about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting was planned in advance and appeared to be friendly. However, authorities are investigating whether the shooter’s intention was to deceive the school in order to gain access to the campus.
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 when the shooting occurred.
Upon the arrival of law enforcement, they discovered that the shooter, a man, had shot himself. A handgun was located close to the shooter’s body. Authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the weapon.
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