3 children, 1 teacher dead after shooting at Oregon elementary school, police say
A 16-year-old shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher and wounding two other people before he was killed by a community member who pursued him into the school, authorities said.
Suspected gunman shot dead by community member who pursued him into the school
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A 16-year-old shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Ore., on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher and wounding two other people before he was killed by a community member who pursued him into the school, authorities said.
The three children were aged five, eight and 11. Another child and a teacher were injured and taken to the hospital, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said.
The first 911 call came around 1 p.m. local time from person in a vehicle outside Silver Rail Elementary who reported being shot at by someone with a long gun, Krantz said.
Further 911 calls came from inside the school, Bend police spokesperson Sheila Miller said. Police arrived at the scene within minutes.
The attacker was shot and went down inside the school soon after police arrived, Miller said.
More to come.
Police are seen outside the school on Thursday. (Rob Kerr/Reuters)
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