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A shooter targeted and shot two young children at a rural Christian school in Oroville, California. The gunman, who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, carried out the attack at Feather River Adventist School.
Written by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
A shooter targeted and injured two young children, ages 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The shooter then took their own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials think that the person who shot at the school did so because it is connected to the Seventh-day Adventist religion. The two students who were injured, both male, are in very critical condition and are receiving treatment for severe injuries at a trauma center in the Sacramento region, according to Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea during a press 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 through 911 calls. Megan McMann, a representative for the sheriff’s office, provided this information.
Initial reports indicated that the gunman arrived on campus to have a meeting with the principal about possibly enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been planned in advance and was described as pleasant. However, investigators are looking into whether the gunman used this meeting as a pretext to gain access to the school grounds.
Not long after the meeting ended, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. It is believed that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting occurred.
The officials found that the male shooter had shot himself and was no longer a threat when they arrived. A handgun was discovered next to the shooter’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter came into possession of the gun.
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