Oregon Teen Used Shotgun Bought by Mother to Kill Four at School
Authorities say the 16-year-old suspect used a reportedly mother-bought shotgun as the FBI and ATF assist a long investigation.
- On Thursday, a 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, before officers arrived at 1:02pm to find the suspect dead.
- Deschutes County dispatch received 'Dozens' of 911 calls at 12:59pm reporting a shooter inside the K-5 school, where the teenager shot the locks off doors before a bystander intervened.
- Three students aged 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher died; a 7-year-old student and a 54-year-old teacher remain in critical condition at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend.
- Mayor Melanie Kebler called it an 'awful day for our community' as All Bend-La Pine schools cancelled activities on Friday and buses transported children to Journey Church.
- With the FBI and The ATF assisting, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said, 'This is going to be a long investigation,' noting the response drew on regular emergency training.
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16-Year-Old Oregon Shooter Reportedly Used a Pump-Action Shotgun Purchased by His Own Mother
A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday. The weapon in the Bend school shooting was reportedly a pump-action shotgun bought by his mother, a law enforcement official briefed on the case told The Associated Press. Police have not yet confirmed the type of firearm used. Authorities say no information about the weapon has been verified at this time. What Happened in the …
Report: Bend Shooting Suspect Fired Shotgun at Truck Before Entering Elementary School
New reporting indicates the 16-year-old suspect in the Bend elementary school shooting fired his mother's shotgun at a pickup truck driver before forcing his way into Silver Rail Elementary, where three children and a teacher were killed.
The attack occurred in the state of Oregon; the shooter, a 16-year-old teenager, was killed by a local resident
16-year-old boy broke into Oregon primary school and shot three children and one teacher before he was killed by a person passing through the site.
The 16-year-old Oregon teenager who stormed into Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon and killed three students and a teacher used his mother's shotgun to shoot a pickup truck before going on a killing spree, a report said.
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