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A shooter targeted a rural Christian school in Oroville, California, where he shot two kindergarten students. The gunman, who later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was at the Feather River Adventist School.
Written by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
According to a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, a shooter targeted two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The gunman then took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Law enforcement officials think that the shooter chose to attack the school because it is associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a type of Protestant Christianity. Both injured students, who are both male, are in very critical condition and are receiving treatment for severe injuries at a trauma center in Sacramento. Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea announced this information 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 received through 911 calls. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, provided this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter entered the campus to have a meeting with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student, a meeting that had been arranged beforehand, according to Sheriff Honea. The meeting was reportedly friendly, but investigators are still working to determine if the shooter had ulterior motives for being on school grounds.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunfire and screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. It is believed that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon the authorities’ arrival, they discovered that the shooter, a man, was deceased due to what seemed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was found close to the shooter’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the gun.
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