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<\/p>\nThree children and a teacher were killed, and two others were critically wounded, in a shooting Thursday at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The suspect, a 16-year-old male, was shot and killed by a bystander, police said.<\/p>\n
The children killed were ages 5, 8 and 11, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said at a news conference Thursday night. Two others, a 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher, were taken to St. Charles Medical Center with critical injuries. No names were immediately released.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Krantz said officers were called to the school just before 1 p.m. on a 911 call from a person who said they had been shot at several times while in their vehicle by a suspect with a long gun. Emergency dispatchers then received dozens of 911 calls that the suspect had entered the school.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The shooter forced his way into the school by “shooting at locked doors,” Krantz said. \u00a0<\/p>\n
When officers arrived at the school, within three minutes of the first 911 call, they discovered that the suspect had been killed by a bystander, Krantz said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“An officer reported that the suspect had been shot by a community member who had seen the suspect enter the school and pursued him into the school and engaged him,” Krantz told reporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After officers entered the building, he said, they found the four deceased victims. <\/p>\n
Officials would not say exactly what type of weapon was used in the attack or how many rounds were fired. Multiple law enforcement sources told CBS News the suspect used a shotgun that was purchased by his mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was no word on a motive, and police could not say Thursday night if the suspect had a connection to the school.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No details were provided on the bystander who shot and killed the suspect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Authorities evacuated the school and transported all students and staff to a nearby church where they could be reunited with their families, Krantz said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Today an unthinkable tragedy happened at Silver Rail Elementary School,” Bend-La Pine Superintendent Steven Cook said at the news conference. “No community should have to do what we are doing right now. I don’t have any words for what this community is feeling right now.”<\/p>\n
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People gather outside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, after reports of a shooting on Oct. 15, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Irvin Ornelas was driving nearby and believes he saw the shooter heading toward the school, where his 10-year-old brother is a student.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I saw him throw his gun over and him jump over the fence very quickly,” said Ornelas, whose brother is safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ornelas said he was thinking about his brother “the entire time,” and “was thinking the worst during those moments.”<\/p>\n
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek praised the bystander who “heroically intervened to stop further loss of life,” saying the person’s actions carry “a heavy emotional burden.”<\/p>\n
“All Oregonians mourn this loss today,” Kotek said in the news briefing. “This is a horrible day. No parent should have to have this kind of day. And no community should have to live through this kind of day.”<\/p>\n
FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency’s local office was on the scene and assisting local law enforcement. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was also there assisting local authorities, including the Oregon State Police, a law enforcement source said.<\/p>\n
Hundreds gathered at a park in town Thursday night, sharing songs and prayers at a vigil for the victims. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Bend-La Pine Schools said that all schools in the district would be canceling classes and athletic events on Friday due to the shooting. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Bend is located in central Oregon, about 150 miles southeast of Portland.\u00a0<\/p>\n