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A shooter targeted two young children at a rural Christian school in Oroville, California, before taking his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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. The authorities suspect that the shooter then took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, as reported by a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials believe that the shooter specifically chose to target the school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a type of Protestant Christianity. Two male students are currently in critical condition with severe injuries and are receiving treatment at a trauma center in the Sacramento region, according to 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. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, confirmed that the authorities responded to the 911 calls. Feather River Adventist school is located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter entered 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. However, authorities are investigating whether the shooter may have used the meeting as a trick to gain access to the school premises.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. The principal thought that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon arrival of the authorities, they discovered that the gunman, a man who was an adult, had succumbed to what seemed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was discovered close to the gunman’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the gunman came to possess the gun.
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