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Two young children in kindergarten are in stable condition after being shot at their school in Northern California. The suspect, who has a criminal record and mental health issues, carried out the shooting on the rural campus. Both boys 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 students in kindergarten were walking to the bathroom during lunchtime on Wednesday at the Feather River Adventist School. It was just a quick trip before they returned to their classroom.
However, not long after that, they were injured by a gunman who shot them.
Two young boys named Roman Mendez, aged 6, and Elias Wolford, aged 5, were quickly taken from their school near Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter to hospitals urgently.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress over the situation, stating that it is terrible to see her brother Roman in the intensive care unit, where he is still unconscious. She described the experience as heartbreaking.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys are now in "critical but stable" condition, bringing a sense of hope to the rural community located about 60 miles north of Sacramento. This community has faced a lot of challenges in recent years, so residents are coming together to organize fundraisers, hold vigils, and raise money to support the victims and their families, just like they have done in the past in this agricultural area.
Residents in the area experienced a devastating wildfire called the 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 before this fire, residents in Oroville had to quickly evacuate their homes in fear of the Oroville Dam potentially bursting.
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 with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. He ultimately took his own life.
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