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Two young children in kindergarten were taken to the hospital in Northern California after being shot by a gunman at their school. The shooter, who has a criminal record and mental health issues, is in custody. The children are currently in 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 children in kindergarten were walking to the bathroom during lunchtime on Wednesday at Feather River Adventist School. It was meant to be a quick trip before returning to their classroom.
Instead, shortly after that, they were shot and severely injured by someone with a gun.
Two young boys, Roman Mendez, age 6, and Elias Wolford, age 5, were quickly taken from their school near Oroville, California, with one being transported by ambulance and the other by helicopter. They were both rushed to hospitals without any delay.
Vanessa Diaz expressed her distress over the situation, as she visits her brother Roman who is currently in the intensive care unit and is unresponsive. She described the situation 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. This community has faced a lot of tragedy 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 area.
Residents in this area experienced the Camp fire six years ago, resulting in the loss of 85 lives and the destruction of the town of Paradise, located around 20 miles away. Additionally, a year before the fire, residents in Oroville had to hastily evacuate their homes due to fears of the Oroville Dam potentially collapsing.
During the shooting on Wednesday, officials suspect that the shooter, Glenn Litton, 56, specifically chose to target the parochial school due to its connection with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian group. Litton later took his own life.
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