A 16-year-old gunman fatally shot three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on Thursday afternoon before being killed by a bystander.
Incident Overview
According to police, the attacker forced his way into the school by shooting at locked doors. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz reported that the teen was shot dead by "a community member who had seen the suspect enter the school and pursued him into the school and engaged him."
The victims included three children aged five, eight, and 11. A seven-year-old and a 54-year-old teacher were taken to a hospital in critical condition.
