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Two young children in kindergarten were taken to the hospital in Northern California after being shot by a gunman at their school. The suspect, who has a record of criminal activity and mental health issues, is in custody. The children are described as in a serious but stable condition.
Written by Soumya Karlamangla and Orlando Mayorquín
Soumya Karlamangla provided coverage from San Francisco, while Orlando Mayorquín reported from Oroville, California.
Two young students from kindergarten were walking to the bathroom during lunchtime on Wednesday at Feather River Adventist School, before returning to their classroom.
Afterwards, not long after, they were both shot and suffered serious injuries from a shooter.
Two young boys named Roman Mendez and Elias Wolford were quickly taken from their small school campus in Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter to nearby hospitals in a hurry.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress over the situation, stating that it is devastating to see her brother Roman in the ICU, where he is still in an unconscious state.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys’ condition had improved to "critical but stable," bringing a sense of hope to the rural community located about 60 miles north of Sacramento. This community has faced a lot of hardship in recent years, and residents are now 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 region.
Residents in the area experienced a devastating event called the Camp fire six years ago, resulting in the loss of 85 lives and the destruction of the town of Paradise located approximately 20 miles away. Additionally, a year prior to the fire, residents in Oroville had to quickly evacuate their homes due to concerns of the Oroville Dam possibly bursting.
During the shooting incident on Wednesday, officials suspect that the shooter, named Glenn Litton, 56, chose to attack 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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