{"id":2376670,"date":"2024-12-05T12:33:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-dead-after-shooting-at-california-religious-school\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T12:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:35:40","slug":"gunman-dead-after-shooting-at-california-religious-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-dead-after-shooting-at-california-religious-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunman Dead After Shooting at California Religious School"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgunman-dead-after-shooting-at-california-religious-school%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2376670&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A tragic shooting\u200c occurred\u2064 at the\u2064 Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo, Northern California, where two young\u2062 boys\u200d aged\u200d 5 and 6 were critically injured. The\u200c shooter, who had no known connection to the school or \u200dthe\u2064 victims, died \u200cat the \u2062scene from an apparent self<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-maine-mass-shooting-found-dead\/\" title=\"Maine mass shooting suspect discovered deceased.\">-inflicted\u200c gunshot wound<\/a>. The incident \u2063took place\u200d around 1 p.m. after the gunman had a meeting \u2063with an administrator \u2063about enrolling a child\u2064 at \u2062the school.\u2064 There is speculation about \u200bwhether the \u200cshooting was a hate crime, but no conclusions have been made yet. \u2062In \u200dresponse \u2063to the shooting, students were\u200c evacuated to a\u2064 nearby church\u2063 to reunite with their families. The \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">local community expressed \u2062deep sorrow<\/a> over the event, emphasizing\u200c the emotional reunion \u200bof\u2064 parents and their\u2064 children. The Feather River\u2062 School has been\u2062 in operation since 1965, and\u200d authorities are investigating the incident further to understand the circumstances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, two children were in &ldquo;extremely critical condition&rdquo; after being shot at a tiny religious K-8 school in Northern California, and the gunman died at the scene, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-gunman-remains-large-opening-fire-interstate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gunman<\/a> may have targeted the Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo because of its religious affiliation but isn&rsquo;t believed to have had a prior connection to the victims or the school, Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea said. He didn&rsquo;t explain further.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whether or not this is a hate crime or whether or not it&rsquo;s part of some sort of larger scheme, at this point I don&rsquo;t have enough information to provide an answer to that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The gunman may have targeted the Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo on Wednesday because of its religious affiliation, but isn&rsquo;t believed to have had a prior connection to the victims or the school, Butte Co. Sheriff Kory Honea said<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yahiFMUxbE\">https:\/\/t.co\/yahiFMUxbE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NewsChannel 9 (@NewsChannel9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsChannel9\/status\/1864671092276674998?\">December 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The wounded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tom-homan-trump-mount-daring-rescue-300000-missing-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">children<\/a>, boys ages 5 and 6, are kindergartners at the school and were being treated at a trauma center in the Sacramento area, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am thankful that they&rsquo;re still alive, but they&rsquo;ve got a long road ahead of them,&rdquo; Honea said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/20-people-shot-friday-into-sunday-morning-in-lori-lightfoots-chicago\/\" title=\"20 People Shot Friday into Sunday Morning in Lori Lightfoot&#039;s Chicago\">shooting occurred shortly<\/a> after 1 p.m. at the private Christian school with fewer than three dozen students in Palermo, which has about 5,500 people and is about 65 miles north of Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p>Honea said the gunman was dropped off by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/surveillance-footage-shows-hulking-uber-driver-viciously-assault-68-year-old-man-complaint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uber<\/a> driver, who is being interviewed by detectives.<\/p>\n<p>He said the shooter was in a meeting with an administrator about enrolling a child at the school, which was described as &ldquo;cordial.&rdquo; But it seems that was his first visit to the school, and he had no prior connection to the victims. Shortly after the meeting, shots rang out, Honea said.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman&rsquo;s body was found near the slide and other playground equipment on the grounds of the school. A handgun was found nearby, Honea said.<\/p>\n<p>Honea said they were trying to contact the shooter&rsquo;s family before releasing his name.<\/p>\n<p>It was the the latest of school shootings across the U.S. in recent years, including especially deadly ones in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brother-sandy-hook-victim-says-bidens-lying-visit-victims-families\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newtown, Connecticut<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/parkland-victim-gets-ultimate-revenge-shooter-brilliant-settlement-trick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkland, Florida<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-timeline-school-shooting-uvalde-texas-unfolded-according-federal-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uvalde, Texas<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/authorities-release-selected-excerpts-manifesto-trans-student-planning-shooting-allowing-us-see-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nashville, Tennessee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Laurie Trujillo, a representative for the Northern California Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, said in a statement that they were &ldquo;deeply saddened by the events that occurred today at our Feather River school.&rdquo; She added that they are grateful to the sheriff&rsquo;s office for acting quickly to protect the students.<\/p>\n<p>The Feather River School has been open since 1965, according to its website.<\/p>\n<p>After the shooting, authorities rushed students initially to a gymnasium where they stayed until a bus arrived to take them off the grounds and to the Oroville Church of the Nazarene to be reunited with their families, Honea said.<\/p>\n<p>Travis Marshall, the senior pastor for the Oroville Church of the Nazarene, called the reunification between parents and their children &ldquo;very moving.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of the children were incredibly emotional,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;One woman was raising her hands up, praising the Lord&rdquo; when she found her child.<\/p>\n<p>Sixth grader Jocelyn Orlando described what happened to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sacramento\/news\/palermo-butte-county-feather-river-school-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News Sacramento.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were going in for lunch recess, and basically everybody in my classroom heard shooting, and most people were screaming,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We all went into the office. We closed the curtains, locked the doors, basically did what we would do in a school shooting, and then one of the teachers came, and we all ran into the gym.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Assemblyman James Gallagher, whose area includes Palermo, said his &ldquo;heart is breaking for everyone impacted by this tragedy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a community, we&rsquo;ll all be hugging our loved ones closer today as we pray for the victims and try to make sense of something so senseless,&rdquo; he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The shooter died at the scene from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police. Authorities believe the gunman may have targeted the Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo due to its religious ties but do not think he had any prior connection to the victims or the school, as stated by Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea. He noted that there isn&#8217;t enough information yet to determine if this was a hate crime or part of a larger plan. The injured boys, aged 5 and 6, are kindergartners and are receiving treatment at a trauma center in Sacramento. Sheriff Honea expressed gratitude that they survived but acknowledged they face significant challenges ahead. The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. at the private Christian school with fewer than thirty students located in Palermo, which has around 5,500 residents and is about 65 miles north of Sacramento. According to Honea, an Uber driver dropped off the shooter before he attended what was described as a &#8220;cordial&#8221; meeting with an administrator regarding enrolling a child at the school; it was reportedly his first visit there without any previous ties to those involved. Following this meeting, shots were fired; authorities found his body near playground equipment along with a handgun nearby while they attempted to reach out to his family before releasing his identity.<\/p>\n<p>This shooting adds to the troubling trend of school shootings across America in recent years\u2014most notably those in Newtown (Connecticut), Parkland (Florida), Uvalde (Texas), and Nashville (Tennessee). Laurie Trujillo from the Northern California Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists expressed deep sadness over today&#8217;s events and thanked law enforcement for their swift response that helped protect students.<\/p>\n<p>The Feather River School has been operational since 1965 according to its website; post-shooting protocols led authorities initially moving students into a gymnasium until buses arrived for their transport back home where they could reunite with families at Oroville Church of Nazarene\u2014a moment described by senior pastor Travis Marshall as &#8220;very moving.&#8221; Sixth grader Jocelyn Orlando recounted her experience during CBS News Sacramento coverage: \u201cWe were going into lunch recess when everyone heard gunfire&#8230; we locked doors and did what we practiced for such situations.\u201d Assemblyman James Gallagher shared heartfelt condolences for all affected by this tragedy stating that communities would come together during these difficult times while seeking understanding amidst senseless violence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2376671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Feather-River-Academy-Shooting.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,10272,46183,4300],"class_list":["post-2376670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-gunman","tag-religious-school","tag-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Feather-River-Academy-Shooting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2376670"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376674,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376670\/revisions\/2376674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}