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A person shot two young children at a rural Christian school in a planned attack. The incident took place at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California. The gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Written by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
On Wednesday afternoon, a shooter targeted two young students, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The shooter then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities suspect that the shooter chose to attack the school due to its connection to the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a Protestant Christian group. Two male students are currently in critical condition with severe injuries, receiving treatment at a trauma center in Sacramento. Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea provided this information during a press 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, in response to reports of an active shooter. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, confirmed that they received 911 calls regarding 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. Sheriff Honea mentioned that the meeting was scheduled in advance and appeared to be friendly. However, investigators are still looking into whether the meeting was a trick by the shooter to gain access to the school grounds.
Not long 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 arrival, the authorities discovered that the man who had fired the gun, a grown man, was found dead from a gunshot wound that seemed to be self-inflicted. A handgun was located near the man’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the man obtained the firearm.
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