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A shooter targeted and shot two young children at a small Christian school in a rural area. The incident took place at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California. The gunman ultimately died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Written by Hank Sanders and Alexandra E. Petri
On Wednesday afternoon, a shooter targeted two young children, ages 5 and 6, at a small religious school in rural California. The authorities suspect that the gunman then fatally shot himself. This information was provided by a spokesperson for the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials suspect that the shooter chose to attack the school due to its connection to the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a branch of Protestant Christianity. Two male students are currently in a critical condition with severe injuries and are receiving treatment at a trauma center in the Sacramento region. Sheriff Kory L. Honea of Butte County provided this update during a press conference on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., law enforcement officials arrived at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, roughly 60 miles north of Sacramento, in response to reports of an active shooter made through 911 calls. Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, provided this information.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter entered the campus with the intention of meeting the principal to talk about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting had been planned beforehand and was described as friendly. However, authorities are investigating if the meeting was a deceptive tactic by the shooter to gain access to the school grounds.
Not long after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screams, according to Sheriff Honea. It is believed that the students were not inside the classroom when the shooting occurred.
Upon arrival of the authorities, they discovered that the shooter, a grown man, had a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was incapacitated. A handgun was located in close proximity to the shooter. The authorities are currently investigating how the shooter acquired the firearm.
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