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A shooter targeted two young children at a small Christian school in a rural area. The incident occurred at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, and the gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Written by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
On Wednesday afternoon, there was a shooting at a small religious school in rural California where a gunman shot two young students aged 5 and 6. The authorities believe that the gunman then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, as confirmed by a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials suspect that the shooter intentionally chose to attack the school due to its connection to the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a Protestant Christian group. Two male students are currently in critical condition with severe injuries and are receiving treatment at a trauma center in the Sacramento region, according to Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea during a press briefing 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 via 911. Megan McMann, a representative for the sheriff’s office, confirmed the incident.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter had entered the school campus to meet with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been planned beforehand and was described as friendly, but investigators were looking into whether the shooter had used it as a pretext to gain access to the school.
Right after the meeting was over, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not inside the classroom when the shooting happened.
Upon arrival, officials discovered that the gunman, a grown man, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was located near the gunman’s body. Authorities are currently investigating how the gunman came into possession of the gun.
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