Feather River School shooting
| Feather River School shooting | |
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Glenn Litton reaching into his coat before pulling out his gun | |
| Location | Feather River Adventist School, Palermo, California |
| Coordinates | 39°27′14.4″N 121°31′57.3″W / 39.454000°N 121.532583°W |
| Date | December 4, 2024 1 p.m. (UTC−08:00) |
| Target | Students at the Feather River School |
Attack type | School shooting, attempted pedicide |
| Weapon | 9mm Glock 19 “ghost gun” |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Glenn Nathan Litton |
| Motive |
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On December 4, 2024, a gunman attacked the Feather River School of the Seventh-day Adventists in Palermo, California.
Two boys, aged 5 and 6, were critically wounded. The gunman immediately shot and killed himself nearby. The shooter, Glenn Litton, 56, had a criminal history consisting mostly of theft and property crimes, had mental health complications and experienced homelessness. He stated that the shooting was a retaliation for the U.S. involvement in the "genocide and oppression of Palestinians along with the attacks towards Yemen".
Butte County, California Sheriff Kory Honea labeled the shooting a terrorist attack, as the attacker "intended to strike fear in the hearts of the parents".