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Two young children in kindergarten were taken to hospitals in Northern California after being shot by a gunman at their rural school. The suspect, who has a past of criminal activity and mental health issues, caused the incident. The children are currently in a ‘critical 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, which was meant to be a quick trip before returning to their classroom.
Shortly after that, they were shot and seriously injured by a shooter instead.
Two young boys, Roman Mendez and Elias Wolford, aged 6 and 5 respectively, were quickly taken from their school 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 as she visits her brother Roman in the ICU, where he is still unconscious. 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 about 60 miles north of Sacramento. Residents in this area, which has faced significant challenges in recent years, have already begun to come together to organize fundraisers, hold vigils, and raise money to support the victims and their families, just as they have in the past in this agricultural region.
In the past, the people living in this area experienced the devastating Camp fire, which resulted in the loss of 85 lives and the destruction of Paradise, a town located approximately 20 miles away. Additionally, just a year before the fire, residents of Oroville had to quickly gather their belongings and evacuate due to the fear of the Oroville Dam potentially breaking.
The authorities suspect that the shooter in the incident on Wednesday, named Glenn Litton, 56, deliberately attacked the parochial school because of its connection to the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. He ultimately took his own life.
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