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A shooter targeted two young children at a small Christian school in a rural area, injuring them. The incident took place at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California. The gunman, who later died from a gunshot wound that seemed to be self-inflicted, was responsible for the attack.
Authored by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri
In a rural California parochial school, a shooter targeted two kindergarten students aged 5 and 6, before eventually taking their 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 target the school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, a branch of Protestant Christianity. Two male students are currently in a very critical state with severe injuries, receiving treatment at a trauma center in the Sacramento region. Butte County Sheriff, Kory L. Honea, provided this information during a press conference held on Wednesday evening.
Megan McMann, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, reported that authorities were called to Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California around 1:10 p.m. in response to 911 calls reporting an active shooter. The school is located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter entered the school campus with the intention of meeting the principal to talk about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been arranged in advance and was described as friendly. However, investigators are looking into whether the meeting was a trick by the shooter to gain access to the school grounds.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not inside the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon arrival, the authorities discovered that the gunman, a man of adult age, was incapacitated due to a gunshot wound that appeared to be self-inflicted, as stated by the sheriff. A handgun was also discovered in close proximity to the gunman’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the gunman came into possession of the firearm.
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