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A person with a gun shot 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 gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to authorities.
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 authorities believe that the gunman then took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials suspect that the shooter specifically chose to attack the school due to its connection to the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a branch of Protestant Christianity. The two victims, both male students, are currently in a highly critical state and are 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 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 from 911 calls. Megan McMann, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, provided this information. The school is located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter went to the school campus to talk with the principal 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 used the meeting as a cover to gain access to the school.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and people screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. It was believed that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting happened.
Upon arrival, officials discovered that the shooter, a man, had sustained a gunshot wound that seemed to be self-inflicted. A handgun was also found close to the shooter’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the weapon.
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