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Two young children are in stable condition after being shot at their elementary school in Northern California. The suspect, who has a criminal record and mental health issues, opened fire on the school campus. The boys were quickly taken to hospital for treatment.
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 class.
Shortly after, they were injured by a shooter who opened fire on them.
Two young boys, Roman Mendez, aged 6, and Elias Wolford, aged 5, were quickly taken from their small school in Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance, while the other was taken by helicopter, both being rushed to hospitals urgently.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress about the situation, mentioning that it is devastating to see her brother Roman in the ICU unconscious and unresponsive.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys are now in a "critical but stable" condition, giving hope to the rural community located about 60 miles north of Sacramento. This community has experienced a lot of hardships 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 region.
In the past six years, people in this area experienced the devastating Camp fire, which resulted in the loss of 85 lives and the destruction of Paradise, located around 20 miles away. Just a year before this fire, residents in Oroville had to quickly evacuate their homes due to the fear of the Oroville Dam collapsing.
During the shooting on Wednesday, authorities suspect that the shooter, known as Glenn Litton, 56, specifically chose to target the parochial school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. Litton ultimately took his own life after the incident.
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