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Two young children in kindergarten are in a serious but stable condition after being shot at their school in Northern California. The shooter, who has a criminal record and mental health issues, targeted the boys on the rural campus. They were quickly taken to hospitals for treatment.
Written by Soumya Karlamangla and Orlando Mayorquín.
Soumya Karlamangla provided coverage from San Francisco, while Orlando Mayorquín reported from Oroville, California.
Two young children in kindergarten were walking to the bathroom during lunchtime on Wednesday at Feather River Adventist School. It was just a quick trip before they returned to their classroom.
Instead, not long after, they were shot and suffered serious injuries from a shooter.
Two young boys named Roman Mendez, age 6, and Elias Wolford, age 5, were quickly taken from their small school located near Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter, both being rushed to hospitals urgently.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her dismay at the situation, stating that it is difficult to see her brother Roman in the intensive care unit where he is unconscious. She described the experience as heartbreaking.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys were now in a "critical but stable" condition, providing some hope to the rural community located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento. This community has faced a lot of tragedy in recent years. Residents are coming together to organize fundraisers, hold vigils, and raise money to support the victims and their families, just as they have in the past in this agricultural area.
In the past, the people living in this area experienced the devastating Camp fire that resulted in the loss of 85 lives and the destruction of Paradise, a town located approximately 20 miles away. Additionally, just a year before the fire, residents in Oroville were forced to quickly pack their belongings and evacuate due to concerns that the Oroville Dam could potentially fail.
During the shooting on Wednesday, officials suspect that the shooter, named Glenn Litton, 56, specifically chose to target the parochial school due to its connection to the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. Litton then took his own life.
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