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Two young children were taken to hospitals in stable condition after being shot at their rural school in Northern California. The shooter, who has a history of criminal activity and mental health issues, targeted the boys on the school campus.
Authored by Soumya Karlamangla and Orlando Mayorquín
Soumya Karlamangla provided coverage from San Francisco, while Orlando Mayorquín reported from Oroville, California.
Two young students from kindergarten were walking to the bathroom during lunchtime on Wednesday at Feather River Adventist School. It was meant to be a quick trip before returning to their classroom.
Shortly after that, they were shot and severely injured by someone with a gun.
Two young boys, Roman Mendez, age 6, and Elias Wolford, age 5, were quickly taken from their school in a small town near Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter to hospitals in a hurry.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress over the situation, mentioning that her brother Roman is currently in the ICU and 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, bringing some hope to the rural community located about 60 miles north of Sacramento. This community has faced a lot of hardship in recent years, but residents are coming together to organize fundraisers, vigils, and offer support to the victims and their families, just like they have done in the past in this agricultural area.
Residents in this area experienced the Camp fire six years ago, resulting in the deaths of 85 people and the devastation of the town of Paradise located around 20 miles away. Additionally, a year before the fire, residents in Oroville had to quickly evacuate their homes out of fear that the Oroville Dam, located nearby, would overflow and cause a disaster.
During the shooting incident on Wednesday, authorities suspect that the shooter, known as Glenn Litton, 56, specifically chose to target the parochial school because it was associated with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. Litton ultimately took his own life after the shooting.
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