“Gunman Boys 5, and 6, in critical condition
Man who shot 2 kids at California school wanted to avenge ‘genocide’ of Palestinians
Police say Glenn Litton mentally ill, found writings saying he was carrying out ‘counter-measures’ and ‘child executions’ in response to US involvement in Middle East conflicts
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman who critically wounded two kindergartners at a tiny religious school in Northern California was mentally ill and believed by targeting children he was carrying out “counter-measures” in response to America’s involvement in Middle East conflicts, a sheriff said Thursday.
Glenn Litton used a “ruse” of pretending to enroll a fictitious grandson to gain entry to the Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Oroville, Butte County Sheriff Kory L. Honea said during a news conference.
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