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A shooter targeted and injured two young students at a Christian school in a rural area. The incident occurred at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California. The gunman later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Authored by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri
An individual shot two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California on Wednesday afternoon. The person then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a representative from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials suspect that the shooter selected the school specifically because it is associated with the Seventh-day Adventist church, a branch of Protestant Christianity. Two male students are currently in critical condition and receiving treatment for severe injuries at a trauma center in Sacramento, as reported by Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea 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 made to 911. Megan McMann, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, confirmed the incident.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter had entered the campus with the intention of meeting with the principal to talk about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been planned in advance and was described as friendly. However, law enforcement officials were still investigating whether the gunman had used the meeting as a cover to gain access to the school grounds.
Right after the meeting was over, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting happened.
Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered that the shooter, a grown man, was found deceased with a gunshot wound that seemed to be self-inflicted. A handgun was located in close proximity to the shooter’s body. Authorities are currently investigating how the shooter came into possession of the firearm.
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