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Two young children in kindergarten were in stable condition after a shooting incident at a school in Northern California. The boys were taken to hospitals for treatment after being shot by a gunman on the school campus. Officials stated that the suspect had a criminal record and a history of mental health issues.
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, with plans to return to their classroom afterwards.
Instead, shortly after that, they were shot and severely injured by someone with a gun.
Two young boys, Roman Mendez, aged 6, and Elias Wolford, aged 5, were quickly taken from their small school near Oroville, California. One was transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter, both urgently taken to hospitals without delay.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her dismay while visiting her brother Roman in the intensive care unit, where he is still unconscious. She described the situation as heartbreaking.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys were now in "critical but stable" condition, bringing hope to the rural community located about 60 miles north of Sacramento. This community has faced a lot of tragedy in recent years, but residents are coming together to organize fundraisers, hold vigils, and raise money to support the victims and their families, just like they have done in the past in this agricultural area.
Residents in this area experienced the Camp fire six years ago, resulting in the loss of 85 lives and the destruction of Paradise, a town located around 20 miles away. Just a year before this fire, residents of Oroville had to urgently evacuate due to fears of the Oroville Dam potentially bursting.
During the shooting on Wednesday, officials 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 then took his own life.
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