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Two young students in kindergarten were taken to hospitals for treatment after being shot by a shooter at their school in Northern California. The suspect, who has a record of criminal behavior and mental health issues, is in custody.
Written 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 lunch on Wednesday at Feather River Adventist School. It was meant to be a quick trip before returning to their classroom.
Shortly after that, they were shot and injured by a shooter.
Two young boys named 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 to hospitals urgently.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress about her brother Roman being in the intensive care unit and unconscious. She described the situation as heartbreaking.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys are now in "critical but stable" condition, bringing some hope to the rural community located approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento. Despite facing various challenges in recent years, residents are coming together to organize fundraisers, hold vigils, and raise money to support the victims and their families, as 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 before the fire, residents in Oroville had to hastily evacuate due to fears of the Oroville Dam potentially bursting.
During the shooting on Wednesday, authorities suspect that the gunman, Glenn Litton, 56, specifically chose to target 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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