Two people killed and child injured in northern California library shooting
Key takeaways
- The Butte county library’s Chico branch on 22 June.
- A suspect in the incident at the Chico branch of the Butte county library has been arrested, according to the Chico police department.
- The department said that beginning at 5.12pm dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a shooter inside the library, which was open at the time.
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The Butte county library’s Chico branch on 22 June. Photograph: KRCR-TV/APView image in fullscreen The Butte county library’s Chico branch on 22 June. Photograph: KRCR-TV/APGuns and lies California Two people killed and child injured in northern California library shooting Suspect in incident at Chico branch of Butte county library arrested, police say, but no known motive
About this content Dani Anguiano in Chico Tue 23 Jun 2026 15.19 BSTLast modified on Tue 23 Jun 2026 15.20 BSTShare Prefer the Guardian on GoogleTwo people were killed and a child was injured in a shooting at a northern California library on Monday evening, authorities said.
A suspect in the incident at the Chico branch of the Butte county library has been arrested, according to the Chico police department.