The man suspected of shooting two kindergartners at a school in California before turning the gun on himself believed the religion that runs it is responsible for Israel‘s war on Hamas and American attacks in Yemen.
Glenn Litton, 56, has been identified as the shooter who walked onto the campus of Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists, claiming to be meeting about enrolling a child, before opening fire.
Honea then claimed that Litton was politically motivated, as they have evidence – a typed note on his body – indicating Litton believed the Seventh-Day Adventist Church was responsible for ‘genocide’ and ‘oppression’ of the Palestinian people as well as American attacks in Yemen.
Litton – an alumnus of Paradise Adventist School as a child – has a ‘lengthy criminal history and mental health’ issues, including convictions on theft, fraud and forgery. Authorities believe he was homeless.
Honea says they recovered a ghost gun at the scene. As a convicted felon, Litton cannot legally own a firearm.
The two victims – identified as 6-year-old Roman Mendez and 5-year-old Elias Wolfhard – are currently in critical but stable condition, according to Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea.
Crowdfunding pages have been started for both victims and their families.
A Gofundme for Wolfhard says the shooter’s bullets ‘went through his chest and abdomen, piercing and nicking multiple organs before exiting.’