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Two young children in kindergarten were injured in a shooting at a school in Northern California. They were quickly taken to hospitals for treatment. The authorities revealed that the shooter had a criminal background and struggled with mental health issues.
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 stop before returning to their classroom.
Instead, soon after that, they were shot and seriously injured by someone with a gun.
Two young boys, Roman Mendez, age 6, and Elias Wolford, age 5, were quickly taken from their school near Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter to hospitals in a hurry.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her sadness while visiting her brother Roman in the intensive care unit, where he is still unconscious. She described the situation as heartbreaking.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys had shown improvement and were now in "critical but stable" condition. This brought hope to the rural community located 60 miles north of Sacramento, which has experienced a lot of tragedy in recent years. Residents were coming together to organize fundraising events, hold vigils, and raise money to help the victims and their families, as they have done before in this agricultural area.
In the past, residents in this area experienced the Camp fire, which caused the death of 85 people and wiped out the town of Paradise located around 20 miles away. Additionally, a year before this fire, residents in Oroville had to quickly gather their belongings and evacuate due to fears that the Oroville Dam could potentially burst.
During the shooting that occurred on Wednesday, it is believed by authorities 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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