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Two young children in kindergarten were injured in a school shooting in Northern California and are now in stable condition in the hospital. The gunman, who has a criminal record 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 children in kindergarten were going to the bathroom during lunchtime on Wednesday at Feather River Adventist School. It was just a quick trip before returning to class.
Shortly after that, they were shot and seriously injured by a shooter.
Two young boys named Roman Mendez, aged 6, and Elias Wolford, aged 5, were quickly taken from their small school campus in 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, where he is still unconscious.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys’ conditions had improved to "critical but stable", providing a ray of hope to the rural community located about 60 miles north of Sacramento. This community has faced a lot of hardships in recent years, and residents are coming together once again to organize fundraisers, hold vigils, and raise money to support the victims and their families, just like they have done before 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 the town of Paradise, located about 20 miles away. Additionally, the year before the fire, residents in Oroville had to quickly evacuate their homes due to concerns that the Oroville Dam could collapse.
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 with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. Litton later took his own life.
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