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Community Rallies After California School Shooting: Kindergartners in ‘Critical but Stable’ Condition

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January 18, 2025

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Two young children in kindergarten are in stable condition after being injured in a shooting at their school in Northern California. The suspect, who has a criminal history and mental health issues, shot the boys on the rural campus before being apprehended. Both victims 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, before returning to class.

Shortly after that, they were shot and severely injured by a shooter instead.

Two young boys, Roman Mendez and Elias Wolford, were quickly taken from their school near Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter to nearby hospitals in urgent situations.

Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress over the situation, mentioning that her brother Roman is in the intensive care unit and remains 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 around 60 miles north of Sacramento. This community has experienced a lot of sadness in recent years. Residents were coming together to organize fundraisers, hold vigils, and raise money to help the victims and their families, just as they had done in the past in this farming area.

Residents in this area experienced the devastating Camp fire six years ago, resulting in the loss of 85 lives and the destruction of the town of Paradise, located approximately 20 miles away. Just a year prior to this fire, the people in Oroville had to quickly pack their belongings into a car and evacuate the town due to fears that the Oroville Dam, which loomed overhead, could potentially burst at any moment.

During the shooting on Wednesday, the authorities suspect that the shooter, named Glenn Litton, 56, specifically chose to target the parochial school because it was associated with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. Litton then took his own life after the incident.

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