California library shooting suspect wore Columbine-inspired shirt, officials say

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• Chico police Chief Billy Aldridge said gunshots and screams could be heard on that call from the Chico branch of the Butte County Library.

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• Sayer is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, Ramsey said.

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• All Butte County library branches were to be closed Tuesday, officials said.

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• There was no indication he had any prior relationship with or connection to the victims, police said.

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• Investigators were looking into how he acquired the weapons.

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• The shooting in Chico — a city of about 100,000 people about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco — shocked the community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and led authorities to say they will add security personnel at each library location.

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• Chico is a college town, located 90 miles from the state capital in Butte county, and home to about 107,000 people.

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• In California, a person can purchase certain long guns like shotguns at 18 years old.

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• A teenager who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting two public library employees in Clovis, New Mexico, in 2017 was also sentenced to life in prison. “A library should be a place of joy,” said Misty Wright, director of public libraries in Butte County. “Most of all it should be a place that feels safe.

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• An open 911 line enabled dispatchers to hear gunshots and people screaming inside the building.

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• Fugitive mastermind of $3.7 billion Medicare scam captured in Turkey, flown back by FBI How the shooting unfolded Police responded to a 911 call soon after 5pm local time on Monday, according to AP.

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• Streets surrounding the scene at Sherman Avenue and East 3rd Street will remain closed “late into the night,” and members of the public are asked to stay away from the area while the investigation continues, Aldridge said.

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• Authorities at this time have determined that Sayer acted alone, KHSL added.

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• Chico is about an hour and a half north of Sacramento.

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• All Butte County library branches were to be closed Tuesday, officials said.

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• There was no indication he had any prior relationship with or connection to the victims, police said.

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• Suspect demonstrated an affinity for Columbine shootings At the time of the shooting, Sayer was wearing a white T-shirt inscribed with the…

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• Sayer is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, Ramsey said.

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