California School Shooting Targets Children Over Gaza Conflict
A gunman with a history of mental illness and criminal activity injured two kindergartners in an attack he claimed was retaliation for U.S. involvement in Middle East conflicts.
- Glenn Litton, 56, opened fire at a Seventh-Day Adventist school in Palermo, California, critically injuring two young students before taking his own life.
- Litton's manifesto cited his actions as a 'countermeasure' against alleged U.S. complicity in the 'genocide and oppression' of Palestinians and attacks on Yemen.
- Authorities are investigating Litton's reference to an 'International Alliance,' though no evidence of such an organization has been found.
- The victims, Roman Mendez, 6, and Elias Wolford, 5, remain in critical but stable condition, with officials describing their survival as a 'miracle.'
- The attack follows a rise in global tensions and violence after the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, leading to increased threats against Jewish and other communities.
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