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Two young children in kindergarten are in a ‘critical but stable’ condition after being shot at their school in Northern California. They were quickly taken to hospitals for treatment. The person responsible for the shooting has a criminal record and 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 meant to be a quick trip before returning to class.
Shortly after that, they were injured by a shooter who fired at them.
Two young boys named Roman Mendez, aged 6, and Elias Wolford, aged 5, were quickly taken from their small school near Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter, both being rushed to hospitals without any delay.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress over the situation, mentioning that it’s devastating to see her brother Roman in the intensive care unit, where he is unconscious.
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 60 miles north of Sacramento. This community has faced a lot of hardship in recent years, and residents were already 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 agricultural region.
In Oroville, six years ago, the community experienced the devastating Camp fire that resulted in the loss of 85 lives and the destruction of the town of Paradise, located around 20 miles away. Just a year prior to the fire, residents had to quickly evacuate Oroville due to fears of the Oroville Dam potentially bursting.
During the shooting incident on Wednesday, authorities suspect that the shooter, Glenn Litton, 56, specifically chose to target the parochial school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. Litton ultimately took his own life following the attack.
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