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Two young children in kindergarten were taken to the hospital in California after being shot by a gunman at their rural school. The authorities reported that the suspect has a criminal record and mental health issues.
Written by Soumya Karlamangla and Orlando Mayorquín
Reporting from San Francisco was done by Soumya Karlamangla, while Orlando Mayorquín reported from Oroville, California.
Two young students in kindergarten were walking to the bathroom during lunch on Wednesday at Feather River Adventist School. It was just a quick trip before they returned to their classroom.
Shortly after that, they were shot and seriously injured by a person with a gun.
Two young boys, Roman Mendez, aged 6, and Elias Wolford, aged 5, were quickly taken from their school in Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter, both urgently being rushed to hospitals.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress at the situation, stating that it is terrible to see her brother Roman in the intensive care unit in an unconscious state. 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, bringing hope to the rural community located about 60 miles north of Sacramento. This area has experienced a lot of sadness in recent years, but residents have already started organizing fundraisers, vigils, and pooling money to help the victims and their families, as they have done before in this farming region.
Residents in this area experienced the devastating Camp fire six years ago, resulting in the death of 85 people and the destruction of Paradise. Additionally, a year prior to this fire, residents in Oroville had to evacuate in fear 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 due to its connection to the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. He ultimately took his own life.
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