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A shooter targeted and injured two young children at a small Christian school in a rural area. The incident took place at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California. The shooter, who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, targeted the victims deliberately.
Authored by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri
A shooter targeted two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California on Wednesday afternoon. The shooter then died from a gunshot wound that officials suspect was self-inflicted, as reported by 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 faith. Two male students are currently in a grave condition and 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 conference on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., police were called to Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, which is approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento. The call was made to report an active shooter situation at the school, according to Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter arrived at the campus with the intention of meeting with the principal to talk about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been planned beforehand and was described as friendly by Sheriff Honea. However, investigators are looking into whether the meeting was a ploy by the shooter to gain access to the school premises.
Right after the meeting was over, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. It was believed 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 been shot and was deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was located near the shooter’s body. Authorities are currently investigating how the shooter obtained the weapon.
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