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Two young children in kindergarten were taken to hospitals following a shooting at their school in Northern California. The suspect, who has a history of criminal activity and mental health issues, shot the boys on the rural campus. The children are currently in a ‘critical but stable’ condition.
Written by Soumya Karlamangla and Orlando Mayorquín
Soumya Karlamangla wrote from San Francisco, while Orlando Mayorquín reported from Oroville, California.
Two young children in kindergarten were walking to the bathroom during lunch on Wednesday at Feather River Adventist School. They were just taking a quick break before returning to their classroom.
Instead, shortly after that, they were shot and suffered severe injuries from a gunman.
Two young boys, 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, both urgently taken to hospitals without delay.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress over the situation, mentioning that her brother Roman is in the intensive care unit and is currently unconscious. She described the situation as heartbreaking.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys were now in "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 tragedy in recent years, but 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 this area experienced the devastating Camp fire six years ago, resulting in the loss of 85 lives and the destruction of Paradise, a town located approximately 20 miles away. Additionally, a year prior to the fire, residents in Oroville had to quickly evacuate their homes due to fears of the Oroville Dam potentially bursting.
During the shooting on Wednesday, 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 later took his own life.
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