Suspected gunman dead, 2 students injured after school shooting in California
2 children wounded, gunman dead in school shooting
The Butte County Sheriff's Office is on the scene of a shooting at Feather River School of Seventh Day Adventists in Palermo, a town of about 5,700 people south of Oroville. At least two students have been injured in the shooting, according to KCRA. The wounded students were taken to hospitals. The extent of their injuries wasn't shared. Officials said the suspected shooter is dead and likely killed himself.
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - The Butte County Sheriff's Office is on the scene of a shooting at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo, a town of about 5,700 people south of Oroville. Officials said the suspected shooter is dead and likely killed himself.
At least two students at the K-8 school have been injured in the shooting, according to KCRA. The wounded students were taken to hospitals, one of which had to be airlifted. The extent of their injuries wasn't shared. Officials did not share information about the victims' ages nor genders.
The shooting happened at about 1 p.m.
Authorities rushed students off the grounds and to the Oroville Church of the Nazarene to be reunited with their families, the sheriff's office said.
Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea said the shooter did not appear to have a connection to the school, and the motive was not immediately known. They were working to identify him.
Near the school's slide and other playground equipment was the shooter's body, covered in a blue tarp, as officers stood nearby to secure the scene. The school abuts ranchland where cattle graze.
Honea said 911 calls reported "an individual on campus who had fired shots at students." When deputies arrived they found the gunman on the ground, dead after apparently shooting himself, Honea said.
Sheriff's officials have not provided any other information on the shooting. A representative from the Butte County Fire Department did not immediately have any information about the shooting.
"My heart is breaking for everyone impacted by this tragedy," Assemblyman James Gallagher, whose area includes Palermo, said in a statement. "As a community, we'll all be hugging our loved ones closer today as we pray for the victims and try to make sense of something so senseless."
Palermo is about 65 miles north of Sacramento.
The private school enrolls 33 students, as of 2022, according to the school.
This is developing, check back for updates. The Associated Press contributed to this story. Read more of this story from KTVU.