Calif. man shoots two Kindergarteners, apparently in retaliation for Israeli actions in Gaza
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Law enforcement has revealed that a shooter who attacked children at a private Christian school in northern California left behind a note describing his anti-Israel beliefs as his reason for committing the crime.
Glenn Litton, 56, used a handgun on Dec. 4 to shoot Roman Mendez, 6, and Elias Wolford, 5, at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, Calif. Litton died shortly thereafter in what has been described as most likely from shooting himself.
Police report that the two children are in critical condition and may need surgery.
On Dec. 5, law enforcement released a statement from Litton describing his motive.
“Countermeasure involving child executions has now been imposed at the Seventh Day Adventist school in California, United States by The International Alliance,” the note read. “I, Lieutenant Glenn Litton of the Alliance carried out countermeasure in necessitated response to America’s involvement with Genocide and Oppression of Palestinians along with attacks towards Yemen.”
Litton’s criminal record showed convictions and imprisonments going back to the 1990s on such charges as identity theft, fraud and forgery. Police said mental-health problems may be related to his actions and that for the crime, he used a “ghost gun” assembled from different parts.
