mnlwin casino Gunman Shoots 2 Kindergartners at Rural Christian School in Targeted Attack
Updated:2024-12-11 03:15 Views:185A gunman shot two kindergarten students, ages 5 and 6mnlwin casino, at a small parochial school in rural California on Wednesday afternoon and then died from what the authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a spokesman for the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said.
The authorities believe that the gunman targeted the school because of its affiliation with the Seventh-day Adventists, a Protestant Christian denomination. The two students, both boys, are in “extremely critical condition” and are being treated for “very, very serious injuries” at a trauma center in the Sacramento area, Kory L. Honea, the sheriff of Butte County, said at a news conference Wednesday night.
At around 1:10 p.m., the authorities responded to the school, Feather River Adventist, in Oroville, Calif., about 60 miles north of Sacramento, after receiving 911 calls of an active shooter, said Megan McMann, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office.
Preliminary reports suggested that the gunman “came on to campus to meet with the principal to discuss the possibility of enrolling” a family member as a student in a meeting that was previously scheduled, Sheriff Honea said. The meeting was “cordial,” but Sheriff Honea said investigators were still trying to better understand whether or not that meeting was a “ruse” by the gunman so he could get onto the school grounds.
Shortly after the meeting ended, the principal heard shots being fired and screams, Sheriff Honea said. He believed that the students were outside of the classroom when the shooting took place.
When the authorities arrived, they found that the gunman, an adult male, was “down” with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the sheriff added. A handgun was found near the gunman’s body. The authorities are still looking into how the gunman obtained the gun.
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