2 in Columbine-inspired shooting at Chico library are identified

Key Points:

• Two people, Robert Johnson (74) and Jacob Hull (46), were killed in a shooting at the Butte County Library in Chico, with a female juvenile injured by broken glass and released from the hospital.
• The suspect, 18-year-old Bradley Scott Sayer, acted alone and was taken into custody less than four minutes after the initial 911 call; he is expected to face two counts of first-degree murder and possible attempted murder charges.
• Authorities believe Sayer was motivated by a desire to commit a Columbine-style massacre, evidenced by his "natural selection" T-shirt referencing the Columbine shooter and his prior walkthrough of the library before the attack.
• The shooting involved eight rounds fired; the shotgun used was recovered at the scene, and two additional firearms were found in the suspect’s vehicle, all registered to the family.
• At the time of the shooting, there was no security at the library; as a precaution, security personnel are now being assigned to all Butte County library locations, and the investigation remains ongoing.