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A shooter targeted two young children at a Christian school in a rural area, specifically aiming for them. The incident took place at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, and the gunman was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Written 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 shooter then fatally wounded themselves with a self-inflicted gunshot, according to a spokesperson from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.
Law enforcement officials suspect that the shooter specifically chose to attack the school due to its connection to the Seventh-day Adventist faith, a branch of Protestant Christianity. The two victims, both male students, are in severe condition and are receiving treatment for their life-threatening injuries at a trauma center in the Sacramento region. Butte County Sheriff, Kory L. Honea, disclosed this information during a press briefing on Wednesday evening.
Around 1:10 p.m., law enforcement officials were called to Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, California, which is approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento. The calls were reporting an active shooter situation, according to Megan McMann, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
Initial reports indicated that the shooter went to the school campus to talk to the principal about enrolling a family member as a student. The meeting was scheduled beforehand and was described as friendly. However, authorities are looking into whether the shooter had ulterior motives for wanting to be on school grounds.
Right after the meeting finished, the principal heard gunshots and screaming, according to Sheriff Honea. He thought the students were not in the classroom when the shooting happened.
Upon arrival, the authorities discovered that the shooter, a man who was of adult age, was deceased due to what seemed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was located close to the man’s body. The authorities are currently investigating how the man acquired the gun.
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