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A shooter targeted two young children at a rural Christian school in Oroville, California. The attacker later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Feather River Adventist School.
Authored by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri.
On Wednesday afternoon, a shooter targeted two young children, aged 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The authorities think the shooter died by shooting himself after the incident. This information was confirmed by a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities suspect that the shooter chose to attack the school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. The two victims, both male students, are in a severe condition and are receiving treatment for serious injuries at a trauma center in Sacramento, as stated by Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea during a press conference on Wednesday evening.
At approximately 1:10 p.m., law enforcement officials arrived at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, responding to reports of an active shooter from 911 calls. The school is located around 60 miles north of Sacramento. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, provided this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter arrived on campus with the intention of meeting with the principal to talk about enrolling a family member as a student. According to Sheriff Honea, the meeting had been scheduled beforehand and appeared to be friendly. However, investigators were still looking into whether the meeting was a ploy by the shooter to gain access to the school grounds.
Not long after the meeting was over, the principal heard gunshots and people screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought that the students were not in the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon arrival, officials discovered that the shooter, a grown man, was no longer a threat due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was located close to the shooter’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter was able to obtain the gun.
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