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A shooter targeted two young students at a small Christian school in a rural area, before taking his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident occurred at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California.
Authored by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri
On Wednesday afternoon, a person with a gun shot and injured two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The authorities believe the shooter then took their own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. This information was shared by a spokesperson for 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 church. Both victims, who are male students, are in critical condition and are receiving treatment for severe injuries at a trauma center in Sacramento. Sheriff Kory L. Honea of Butte County provided this information during a press briefing on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., law enforcement officials arrived at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento. This was in response to 911 calls reporting an active shooter situation. Megan McMann, a representative from the sheriff’s office, provided this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter arrived at the school to speak with the principal about enrolling a family member as a student, in a meeting that had been arranged beforehand, according to Sheriff Honea. The meeting was described as pleasant, but investigators are still looking into whether the shooter had ulterior motives for being on school property.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not inside the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon arrival, officials discovered that the shooter, a man of legal age, was found deceased with a gunshot wound that seemed to be self-inflicted, as stated by the sheriff. A handgun was located in close proximity to the shooter’s body. The authorities are currently investigating the source of the firearm in question.
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