butte county sheriff kory honea said litton had just met with the principal.supposedly wanted to enroll a family member. moments later, shots were fired. sixth-grader jocelyn orlando watched in horror. >> one got shot three times. any other boy got shot once. it went through him. he got shot in the stomach. >> reporter: 5-year-old elias and 6-year-old roman were rushed to the hospital. a family member says roman's twin brother witnessed him getting shot. how are they doing today? >> they are still in critical condition, but they have a long road ahead of them, probably multiple surgeries ahead of them. >> reporter: officers found litton dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. investigators say litton had a lengthy criminal past and mental health issues. they also say they have uncovered a document that reveals he targeted the school based on his religious affiliation. >> he held some kind of belief that the seventh-day adventist church was involved in a genocide and oppression of palestinians and supportive of usa attacks on yemen. >> reporter: based on litton

sheriff identified the shooter as 56 year old glen litton. they say he was homeless and had a lengthy criminal history, including an arrest in south san francisco last month for being in a stolen u-haul. he was released from jail about two weeks ago. sheriff says litton believed in some conspiracy theories, wrote that he was part of a large international organization carrying out a mission. the butte county sheriff's office and fbi are both investigating. all right, let's give you a live look inside the control room at rockefeller center. lester holt, preparing for nightly news. one of the top stories. have you checked the list yet? spotify wrapped is out. see the top songs of the year. lester joins us in less jen b asks, "how can i get fast download speeds while out and about?" jen, we've engineered xfinity mobile with wifi speeds up to a gig, so you can download and do much more all at once. it's an idea that's quite attractive. or... another word... -fashionable? i was gonna say- "popular! you're gonna be pop-uuuu-larrr!" can you do defyin

. >> investigators have identified the man suspected of shooting them as glen litton.hey say he died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. they described him as being homeless with mental health issues. he also had a lengthy criminal history of theft, including an incident in south san francisco where he did not return a rental vehicle. the sheriff says the 56 year old made an appointment with the school, saying he wanted to enroll his grandson as a way to gain access. >> his story was that his daughter had recently moved to gridley, and that he wanted his grandson to go to that school, and he was willing to pay for the tuition. as it turns out, that was all a lie. his daughter had not moved to gridley, and he did not have a grandson. >> the sheriff says litton left something written that pointed to a possible motive. the gunman wrote about child executions and described himself as a lieutenant for a group. authorities say does not exist. investigators say litton had attended another seventh day adventist school in neighboring paradise as a child, but do not kno

>>between litton and the feather river adventist school. however, we did learn today that lit and did have a relative who attended that very same school many years ago and litton also attended a 7th day adventist school in paradise when he was a young child in butte county. i'm zach boetto kron. 4 news. >>while now to a devastating update in the search for an east bay hiker who went missing in new zealand, new zealand police say they believe the hiker along with his colleagues are likely dead. carlos romero from livermore was one of the 3 climbers went missing over the weekend after they didn't return from their hike to new zealand's highest peak known as mount cook. well, crews resumed their search for the 3 hikers today and found signs that the hikers may have fallen off a cliff sigh le. they do not believe that the hikers survive that fall. well, meanwhile, the lone survivor of last month's cyber truck crash in piemonte is getting better. police say the person is still in the hospital but is in stable condition. family friends said he su

. >> the gunman is 56-year-old glenn litton. he shot and killed himself aftercareying out this attack -- after carrying out this attack. >>> residents say the 7.0 earthquake damage could have been much worse. >> i was up like this. so, i was up like this and then it started shimming i grabbed it like this and then i saw the syrup, the ice cream start flying off of the shelf. the ground was just coming up. just launching over. so, we just kind of tip towed and went straight towards the door. got everybody out quickly. >> reporter: for april, thursday's earthquake was a humboldt county initiation, she recently moved her from kentucky. >> crazy. never done anything like that ever in my life and i don't want to again. >> reporter: and the sound of shoes on the floor gives an idea how much cleaning up has taken place here at hobby's market and deli. >> they were on all on the floor. things here trying to soak up everything. >> a day later and the cleanup is still unfolds >> there was a wine rack here with lost inventory piling up in

. >> investigators have identified the man suspected of shooting them as glen litton. they described him as being homeless with a lengthy criminal history of theft, including an incident in san mateo county where he did not return a rental vehicle. the sheriff says the 56 year old made an appointment with the school to enroll his grandson. >> his story was that his daughter had recently moved to gridley, and that he wanted his grandson to go to that school, and he was willing to pay for the tuition. as it turns out, that was all a lie. his daughter had not moved to gridley, and he did not have a grandson. >> the sheriff says litton left something written that pointed to a possible motive. the suspect wrote about child executions and described himself as a lieutenant for a group called international alliance, which authorities say does not exist. now there will be a candlelight vigil here in oroville tomorrow night at 530 at the city's tree lighting ceremony. mike. >> so, amber, i mean, the shooter makes up this, this story just to get on campus. did he did he have an a

authorities say glen litton had a criminal record and suffered from mental illness. met with the principal wednesday, pretending he wanted to enroll a fictitious grandson. moments later, he shot two young boys before taking his own life. officials say the suspect wrote about taking countermeasures against the school in response to america's involvement in violence in the middle east. >>> "the new york times" says the father of the man who died on a new york city subway train is suing the man who put his son in a chokehold. andre zachary is accusing marine veteran daniel penny of negligence and assault, leading to the death of his son jordan neely last year. the lawsuit comes as the jury in penny's criminal trial ended its third day of deliberations without a verdict. penny says he was protecting people on the subway car after neely began shouting and threatening them. his lawyer called the lawsuit a distraction. >>> and cnn says a russian woman who allegedly stowed away on a delta airlines flight from new york to paris appeared in a federal courtroom in new york. sve

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. >> between litton and the feather river adventist school. however, we did learn today that lit and did have a relative who attended that very same school many years ago and lit and also attended a 7th day adventist school in paradise when he was a young child in butte county. i'm zach boetto kron. 4 news. >> all right. let's get you a check of your forecast this evening as we take a live look at san francisco international airport. nice calm evening out there. it's dry as well. our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow giving us a look at what to expect a lower. yeah, it's been just a really nice start to december. we've had some record breaking temperatures around the bay area. of course, we'd like to get back to little rain to do want to get too far behind. >> on those and yeah, i've put some rain drops back in the forecast. now as we head toward next week. but yes, still enjoying a nice evening outside. so far. so good. mostly clear out there for most of the bay area. likely see some fog creeping back in along the coastline golden gate brid

. >> between litton and the feather river adventist school. however, we did learn lit and did have a relative who attended that very same school many years ago and lit and also attended a 7th day adventist school in paradise when he was a young child in butte county. i'm zach boetto kron. 4 news. meanwhile, across the country, new york police have released pictures now of the person they say was connected to that shooting death of united healthcare ceo. >> he was shot killed wednesday while walking to an investors conference in manhattan. and here's a closer look at the photos. police released surveillance images here of the suspects face connecting him to local hospitals in the area. we're also learning 3 bullet casings were found at the scene and they had the words defend the pose and deny written on them. police are looking into the meaning behind those words. well, a massive fire broke out at a scrap metal yard in stanley after look at the video here, this was shared on the citizen app thursday afternoon showing huge plume of smoke going u

investigators identified the man suspected of shooting them as glenn litton.y he died of what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the sheriff says he was 56 years old. he made an appointment with the school officials, saying he wanted to enroll his grandson as a way to get access to the school story was that his daughter had recently moved to gridley, and that he wanted his grandson to go to that school, and he was willing to pay for the tuition. >> as it turns out, that was all a lie. his daughter had not moved to gridley, and he did not have a grandson. >> now, the sheriff also identified the young victims who were shot and met with their families and their doctors. both kindergarten boys are still listed in critical condition. now there will be a vigil for the victims later today in oroville at the city's tree lighting ceremony. >> the oakland transportation department is pausing a plan to remove bus shelters after getting opposition from passengers. the transportation department wanted to remove about 100 glass shelters, saying they're too often

the sheriff also identified the shooter as glenn litton.y say he has a lengthy criminal history, mental health issues, then in jail many times and they say he attended this school where this happened. paradise adventists as a child. police say the shooter used a rideshare service to arrive at the school. authorities have since identified the driver of the rideshare and are interviewing him and the fbi is assisting with the investigation. we will have the very latest coming up in a live report in the 5 o'clock hour. still ahead on kron, 4 news at 4 police are investigating after a disturbing discovery is made oakland will be right back. >> in east bay, a disturbing discovery. oakland police are investigating a body that was found the west end of town kron four's philippe gaulle shares more about this homicide investigation. >> campbell street near mandela parkway in west oakland taped off by crime scene investigators after the oakland police department responded to reports of a body in the area. it was discovered at around 8.15, thursday mor

. >> between litton and the feather river adventist school.ever, we did learn that lit and did have a relative who attended that very same school many years ago and lit and also attended a 7th day adventist school in paradise when he was a young child in butte county. i'm zach boetto kron. 4 news. >> and at going 7, of course, and at the california mexico border, governor gavin newsom did not hold back in criticizing president-elect donald trump over his incoming immigration and economic policies. on thursday, newsom travel to the border to announce he's in talks with the biden administration to help secure federal resources. that funding would finish in new port of entry at the border in san diego county up what he says will benefit california's economy and trade with mexico. this comes as next month. trump vows to impose a 25% tariff or tax on all imports coming into the u.s.. but newsom argues that ongoing tariffs will lead to an increase in prices for goods that's hurting everyday californians. >> it directly impacts the cost of oil. impac

. >> between litton and the feather river adventist school.rn lit and did have a relative who attended that very same school many years ago and lit and also attended a 7th day adventist school in paradise when he was a young child in butte county. i'm zach boetto kron. 4 news. 7.22. is the time and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news that 7 point oh, magnitude earthquake that rattled humboldt county. >> as we know, triggered tsunami warnings all over the northern california coast will show you how the bay area show you how the bay area it is inevitable. chloe! hey dad. they will grow up. [cheering] silly face, ready? discover who they are. [playing music] what they want from this world. and how they will make it better. and while parenting has changed, how much you care has not. that's why instagram is introducing teen accounts. automatic protections for who can contact them and the content they can see. ♪♪ - i had health insurance before. (discouraged) so expensive. i mean, i'm helping my mom out, i don't have that kinda cash. - ugh, i kno

. >> between litton and the feather river adventist school. however, we did learn lit and did have a relative who attended that very same school many years ago and lit and also attended a 7th day adventist school in paradise when he was a young child in butte county. i'm zach boetto kron. 4 news. >> all right. thank you, zach. now the northern california conference of 7th day adventists says that all of their schools are now reopen today. >> and at the california mexico border, governor gavin newsom did not hold back in criticizing president elect donald trump over his incoming immigration and economic policies. on thursday news and travel to the border to announce he's in talks with the biden administration to help secure federal resources. that funding would finish a new port of entry at the border in san diego county report, he says will benefit california's economy and trade with mexico. this comes as next month. trump vows to impose a 25% tariff for tax on all imports coming into the u.s.. but newsom argues that ongoing tariffs will lead

authorities have identified the gunman as 56 year old glenn litton, but say he also went by several otherames. they sayby the shooter had severe mental illness and a criminal history of identity theft and fraud, but nothing violent. authorities believe he may have triggered the targeted. the school because of its religious affiliation. investigators say he was meeting with the principal about enrolling a student. minutes later, gunshots. when deputies arrived, they found his body near the playground. well, today, a jury found santa clara's vice mayor guilty of leaking a civil grand jury report and then lying about it under oath. prosecutors accuse anthony becker of leaking the report, accusing several council members, including himself, of having an unethical relationship with the 49 ers. becker had maintained his innocence since he was first indicted in april of 2023. he could receive up to four years in prison when he is sentenced in january. >> the show must go on and it will. thanks to a new deal for those involved with san for the jury in the bob lee murder trial. they got the case o

. >> investigators have identified the man suspected of shooting them as glen litton.n apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. they described him as being homeless with mental health issues. he also had a lengthy criminal history of theft, including an incident in south san francisco where he did not return a rental vehicle. the sheriff says the 56 year old made an appointment with the school, saying he wanted to enroll his grandson as a way to gain access. >> his story was that his daughter had recently moved to gridley, and that he wanted his grandson to go to that school, and he was willing to pay for the tuition. as it turns out, that was all a lie. his daughter had not moved to gridley, and he did not have a grandson. >> the sheriff says linton left something written that pointed to a possible motive. the gunman wrote about child executions and described himself as a lieutenant for a group. authorities say does not exist. investigators say linton had attended another seventh day adventist school in neighboring paradise as a child, but do not know why he targeted th

litton, biden, the rest.the last point i would say in looking at this is again when you do with this theme, we've got to come back and say what is doable? what can we get done and, i hay do it? you can be as partisan a fighter but also you can also be someone who gets things done. the american people are hungry for that. the caller made a point about donald trump saying things that people understood. one of the things that amaze me, from north georgia, , i grew up around democrats who do not, their belief system looks nothing like the national democratic party. i grew up with that. i get it. that has changed over time. that's why you're seeing a lot of red states who have lifelong democrat vote republican a back-and-forth. this is the issue aboutvod trums the caller said he said things people talk about around the local diners, waffle house, the restaurant. he was talking jobs and workers and those kinds of things when he ran in 2016. that's why people were were attracted to them. that's why you still see abo

investigators have identified the shooter as glenn litton.hey say he died of what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the sheriff says the 56 year old made an appointment with the school, saying he wanted to enroll his grandson as a way to gain access to the campus. >> the story was that his daughter had recently moved to gridley, and that he wanted his grandson to go to that school, and he was willing to pay for the tuition. as it turns out, that was all a lie. his daughter had not moved to gridley, and he did not have a grandson. >> the sheriff's office also identified the children who were injured, met with their families, and doctors. both are boys in kindergarten. they are still in critical condition. there is to be a vigil for the two later today in oroville, at the city's tree lighting ceremony. the search continues for the man who shot and killed. >> yeah. the ceo of united health care in new york city a couple of days ago. and there's new surveillance video released by the police of the man. they believe is the shooter. inv

investigators say the gunman is 56 year-old glenn litton who's been in and out of jail and suffers fromay lit and booked an appointment with the principal at feather river adventist church say he wanted to and will his grandson. after that appointment. the sheriff says that's when this man shot the 2 boys and then took his own life. with less than 6 weeks left in office, president joe biden is considering sweeping pardons for alice, weeping pardons for allies. they're all well. there are people the white house believes could be targeted by president elect trump's donald. excuse me that all people that could be targeted by president elect trump's incoming administration in the meantime, trump is still planning to replace fbi director chris wray with harsh patel. ray has 3 years left in his 10 year term. meaning he'd have to resign or be fired. patel. a trump loyalist has listed the former government officials he'd like to go after first. >> but what i can say is that the president is reviewing of the pardons and commutations. >> the senate will also have to approve pam bondi. she's trump