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Updated on: June 23, 2026 / 8:25 AM EDT

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Police say the suspect in a shooting inside a Northern California library on Monday apparently wanted to conduct a Columbine-type massacre. Two people were killed and a child was injured in the shooting, officials said.Police in the city of Chico said officers responded around 5 p.m. after receiving reports of an active shooter at the Butte County Library at Sherman and East 1st avenues. An open 911 line enabled dispatchers to hear gunshots and people screaming inside the building.As officers moved inside, the suspect ran out the back of the building, where other officers stationed along a perimeter took the person into custody, police said.