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Two young children in kindergarten are in stable condition after being shot by a gunman at their rural school in Northern California. The suspect, who has a history of criminal activity and mental health issues, is in custody.
Authored 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 walking to the bathroom on Wednesday during lunchtime at Feather River Adventist School. It was meant to be a quick trip before returning to class.
Instead, shortly after that, they were shot and seriously injured by an individual with a gun.
Two young boys, Roman Mendez who is 6 years old, and Elias Wolford who is 5 years old, were quickly taken from their school located near Oroville, California. One was taken by ambulance and the other by helicopter to nearby hospitals in a race against time.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress over the situation, mentioning that it is very difficult for her to see her brother Roman in the intensive care unit in an unconscious state. She described the experience as heartbreaking.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday that the boys are now in "critical but stable" condition, providing some hope to the rural community located 60 miles north of Sacramento. This community has experienced a lot of hardship in recent years. Residents are coming together to organize fundraisers, hold vigils, and raise money to support the victims and their families, similar to how 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 complete destruction of Paradise, located approximately 20 miles away. Additionally, a year before this fire, residents in Oroville had to quickly pack their belongings and evacuate due to fears of the Oroville Dam potentially collapsing.
During the shooting that occurred on Wednesday, law enforcement officials suspect that the shooter, named Glenn Litton, 56, purposely 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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