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Two young children in kindergarten are in stable condition after being shot at their school in Northern California. The shooter, who has a criminal record and mental health issues, targeted the school campus.
Authored 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 Feather River Adventist School. It was just a quick trip before they returned to their classroom.
However, not long after that, they were shot and severely injured by a person with a gun.
Two young boys, Roman Mendez, aged 6, and Elias Wolford, aged 5, were quickly taken away from their small school campus near Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter, both being rushed to hospitals urgently.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress over the situation, stating that it is heartbreaking to see her brother Roman in the intensive care unit unconscious.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys are now in a "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 hardships in recent years. Residents are already coming together to organize fundraisers, hold vigils, and raise money to support the victims and their families, just as they have done in the past in this agricultural region.
Residents in this area experienced the devastating Camp fire six years ago, which resulted in the loss of 85 lives and the destruction of the town of Paradise located approximately 20 miles away. Additionally, a year before this fire, the residents of Oroville had to quickly gather their belongings and evacuate the town due to concerns of a potential eruption of the Oroville Dam.
During the shooting on Wednesday, it is believed by authorities that the gunman, named Glenn Litton, targeted the parochial school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. Litton later took his own life.
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