Public Safety · Bend, OR
Shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend Kills 5, Including 3 Children
Four people—children ages 5, 8, and 11, and a teacher—were killed Thursday in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. The 16-year-old suspected shooter was also killed after a community member pursued him into the school and shot him, according to Bend Police Chief Mike Cranston. A 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were critically injured and transported to St. Charles Bend. Bend police received reports around 1 p.m. local time, and Deschutes County 911 dispatchers fielded multiple calls within a minute of the initial report. FBI Portland is assisting with the investigation, and a family reunification location was established at Journey Church on S Highway 97.