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A shooter targeted a rural Christian school in Oroville, California, shooting two kindergartners before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. This incident occurred at the Feather River Adventist School.
Written by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
An individual fired a gun at two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California on Wednesday afternoon. The individual then died from what authorities suspect was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a spokesperson for the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials think that the shooter chose to attack the school because it is associated with the Seventh-day Adventist religion. The two victims, who are both male students, are in very serious condition and are receiving treatment for their severe injuries at a trauma center in the Sacramento area. Sheriff Kory L. Honea of Butte County made these statements during a news conference on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., officials arrived at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento, in response to reports of an active shooter made via 911 calls. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, confirmed this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter had come to the campus to meet with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student, in a meeting that had been planned in advance, according to Sheriff Honea. The meeting was described as friendly, but investigators were still working to determine if the gunman had used it as a pretext to gain access to the school grounds.
Not long after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. It is believed that the students were not inside the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon the arrival of law enforcement, they discovered that the shooter, a man who was of legal age, was found deceased with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was located in close proximity to the shooter’s body. Authorities are currently investigating how the shooter obtained the firearm.
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