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Two young children in kindergarten are in a ‘critical but stable’ condition after being shot by a gunman at their school in Northern California. The suspect, who has a criminal record and mental health issues, carried out the shooting on the rural school campus. The boys were quickly taken to hospitals for treatment.
Authored 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 intended to be a quick trip before returning to their classroom.
Shortly after, instead of the expected outcome, they were shot and severely injured by an armed attacker.
Two young boys, named Roman Mendez and Elias Wolford, were quickly taken from their school located near 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, mentioning that it is very difficult to see her brother Roman in the ICU 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, bringing some 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 already coming together to organize fundraisers, hold vigils, and raise money to support the victims and their families, just as 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 destruction of the town of Paradise located approximately 20 miles away. Just a year before this fire, residents in Oroville had to quickly evacuate their homes in fear of the Oroville Dam potentially collapsing.
During the shooting that occurred on Wednesday, authorities think that the shooter, known as Glenn Litton, 56, specifically chose to target the parochial school because it had connections to the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. Litton later took his own life.
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