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A shooter targeted and injured two young students at a small Christian school in Oroville, California. The authorities reported that the gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Written by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
According to a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, a shooter attacked two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California on Wednesday. The shooter then died from a gunshot wound that authorities believe was self-inflicted.
Law enforcement officials suspect that the shooter chose to attack the school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a branch of Protestant Christianity. Two male students are currently in a critical condition and are receiving treatment for severe injuries 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, following reports of an active shooter from 911 calls. Megan McMann, a representative from the sheriff’s office, confirmed the incident. The school is located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter had entered the campus with the intention of meeting the principal to talk about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been scheduled beforehand and was described as friendly. However, authorities are investigating whether the meeting was a pretense for the shooter to gain access to the school grounds.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. He 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 grown man, was incapacitated due to what seemed to be a gunshot wound he inflicted on himself. A handgun was discovered close to his body. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the firearm.
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