Children among the victims in shooting at Oregon elementary school, police say

16 Oct 2026 • 8:15 AM MYT
The Independent
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Children among the victims in shooting at Oregon elementary school, police say

  • Three children aged 5, 8, and 11 and a teacher were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday.
  • Police got to the scene within minutes after a call about shots fired into a car outside the school at 12:59 p.m., quickly followed by multiple 911 calls from inside the building.
  • The gunman, a 16-year-old, was found dead inside the school after being pursued into the building and shot by a community member, according to Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz.
  • Police found the bodies of three children and a teacher at the school and two additional victims, a child and a teacher, were rushed to the hospital where they are being treated for critical injuries.
  • The school in Bend, located than 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Portland, had 459 enrolled students last year and serves children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

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