Suspect dead after shooting at Northern California school; 2 students hurt, sheriff’s office says
PALEMO — A shooting at a school in the Northern California community of Palermo on Wednesday left a suspect dead and two students injured, authorities said.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office said the incident occurred at Feather River Seventh-day Adventist School around 1 p.m.
Deputies found a man suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and the Sheriff’s Office confirmed the suspected shooter was dead. Two students were also found shot to death. Their conditions are unknown at this time, but both were transported to local hospitals, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The suspect has not yet been identified. The Sheriff’s Office said it was unclear whether the shooting was random, but the suspect did not appear to have ties to the campus.
Parents are told to meet their children at Oroville Church of the Nazarene, 2238 Monte Vista Avenue.
Based on the investigation, the California Highway Patrol is diverting northbound traffic on Highway 70 E. Gridley Road west onto Highway 99. Southbound Highway 70 is also closed at Power House Hill Road, with traffic being diverted to Lone Tree Road.
The school serves approximately 35 students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Palermo is a small town about 25 miles north of Marysville and 65 miles north of Sacramento.
