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3 Children, Teacher Killed in Oregon School Shooting; Gunman Killed
Authorities say a 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School, killing three children and a teacher and injuring two others.
- On Thursday, a 16-year-old opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, killing three children aged 5, 8, and 11, and one teacher before being shot and killed by a bystander who pursued him into the building.
- Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz revealed the assailant forced entry by shooting at locked doors, and authorities are conducting a thorough investigation into the shooter's connection to the school and weapon origin.
- The tragedy marks the latest of 371 mass shootings recorded by the Gun Violence Archive this year, as neighbors and parents placed flowers and toys at the school entrance to honor the victims.
- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and the Department of Emergency Management are coordinating state support, while Bend-Lapine School Superintendent Steve Cook mobilized crisis counselors available at the central library starting Friday morning.
- Bend Mayor Melanie Keibler urged the community to "come together and support each other" during a candlelight vigil at Drake Park, while Bishop Thomas J. Hennen pledged continued support for grieving families.
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Oregon grieves after deadly shooting at Bend elementary school: "Who would do this to little kids?"
After a deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary, the community of Bend, Oregon is struggling to make sense of the tragedy: "Who would do this to little kids?"
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El EconomistaThe arrival of a family in Oregon seeking safety becomes a tragedy after a shooting at his grandson's school, leaving four dead.Bend's community, shocked, faces the pain and paradox of armed violence in the U.S., while the motives of the attacker are unknown.
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