Felon sold gun used in NorCal shooting that injured kindergartners, officials say

Arizona Felon Arrested for Selling Gun Used in California School Shooting

A convicted felon from Phoenix has been arrested for illegally selling a gun later used in a tragic school shooting in Oroville, California, authorities announced Tuesday. Jesse Kitagawa Jr., 45, was taken into custody on January 9, 2025, after a joint operation between the Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) and Phoenix Police Department. Investigators determined that Kitagawa sold the gun to… Source

Felon sold gun used in NorCal shooting that injured kindergartners, officials say

The gun used to critically injure two elementary school students in Butte County was a modified weapon — also known as a ghost gun — the shooter bought from a felon in Arizona, officials said Tuesday.

Arizona man arrested, accused of selling ghost gun to Feather River school shooter

A man suspected of illegally selling the gun used in the Dec. 4 Feather River Seventh-day Adventist School shooting was arrested in Arizona, according to a press release from Butte County Sheriff’s Office. The release said investigators believe a Glock 19 “ghost gun,” used by the shooter Glenn Litton, 56, of Chico, was allegedly sold illegally by Jesse Kitigawa Jr., 45, of Arizona. Kitagawa Litton, as a convicted felon, was not supposed to be in…

California school shooter used ghost gun bought illegally in Arizona, sheriff says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Investigators have learned that the gun used to shoot and seriously wound two kindergartners last month at a small faith-based school in Northern California was sold to the gunman by a convicted felon in Arizona. Glenn Litton, 56, shot two boys who were outside for recess at Feather River Adventist School in Oroville before fatally shooting himself, Butte County sheriff’s ...

California school shooter bought a 'ghost gun' from Phoenix man, investigators say

A Phoenix man was arrested after selling a "ghost gun" to a California school shooter, a sheriff's office said.

ARIZONA – A man was arrested in Arizona for selling a “phantom weapon” to a man who started a shooting at a school in California. On December 4, 2024, at 1:09 p.m., the Butte County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a shooting at the Seventh-day Adventist School in Cox Lane in Oroville. During further investigation, staff at the Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) determined that Glenn Litton, 56, used a gun to seriously injure two fiv…