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A shooter targeted two kindergarten students at a rural Christian school in Oroville, California. The shooter, who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was at the Feather River Adventist School.
Written 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 before ultimately taking their 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 to the Seventh-day Adventists, a branch of Protestant Christianity. Two male students, both in a severe condition, are currently receiving medical care for their grave injuries at a trauma center in the Sacramento region. Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea provided this information during a press briefing held on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., law enforcement officials arrived at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, approximately 60 miles away from Sacramento, in response to reports of an active shooter made through 911 calls. Megan McMann, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, confirmed the incident.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter entered the campus to have a meeting with the principal 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 meeting was a trick by the gunman to gain access to the school grounds.
Not long after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon arrival, the authorities discovered that the gunman, a grown man, was on the ground with a gunshot wound that seemed to be self-inflicted. A handgun was found close to the gunman’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the gunman came to possess the gun.
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