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A shooter targeted two young children at a Christian school in a rural area in Oroville, California. The gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Feather River Adventist School, according to authorities.
Authored 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 the shooter 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 chose to attack the school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventist faith, which is a branch of Protestant Christianity. Two male students are currently in a very severe condition and are receiving treatment for their serious injuries at a trauma center in Sacramento. Butte County Sheriff, Kory L. Honea, provided this information during a press conference held 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 to 911. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, provided this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter arrived at the campus to talk with the principal about enrolling a relative as a student. The meeting had been planned in advance and was described as friendly. However, authorities are investigating whether the meeting was a trick by the shooter to gain access to the school.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and people screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not in the classroom during the shooting.
Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered that the shooter, a man of adult age, was incapacitated due to what seemed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was located in close proximity to the shooter’s body. Authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the firearm.
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