Overview
- Multiple 911 calls reported gunshots and screaming at about 5:12 p.m., and officers arrived and entered the Chico branch shortly after on Monday evening.
- Police confirmed two adults were killed and a juvenile was taken to Enloe Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
- Officers say the suspect fled out the back of the building into a pre-established police perimeter and was taken into custody without officers firing their weapons.
- Authorities have withheld the suspect’s name, the victims’ identities, and a motive while they notify next of kin and continue an active investigation.
- Officials set up a family reunification center, temporarily closed streets around the library, and Butte County announced that all county library branches would be closed the following day, affecting local access to library services.